Will Tigers Pony up for Skubal

[Shelton]

On 5/26/2026 at 9:11 AM, Shelton said:

Just for argument’s sake, could we not simply call up Max A to see if he can hit major league pitching, and DFA short again? Kevin just had a day off yesterday. We can use workman there in an emergency. This is assuming McKinstry isn’t an option (but I’m not sure how much I believe my own theory; I think they just prefer him in the other spots and they have short on the roster so AJ gonna use him for that sweet sweet platoon advantage).

These are now desperate times. Teams have been able to bounce back before in situations as dire as this, but they don’t do so by going 1-5 this week. 
 

Madden is also close to a return. The traditional solution is to send him to Toledo because there is no spot for him in the rotation for some reason. But I think this is the perfect opportunity to give Jack a break to clear his head and maybe come down with a mild oblique strain. 

They went 1-5

[NorthWoods]

After this sweep, an unpopular topic.....but it mentions they need 2B help too.   Skubal and Torres for a package?

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/way-too-early-trade-deadline-candidates-tarik-skubal-freddy-peralta-aroldis-chapman-sandy-alcantara/

10. Dodgers outfield prospects

The two-time defending World Series champions have the 11th (Josue De Paula), 23rd (Eduardo Quintero), 35th (Mike Sirota), and 46th (Zyhir Hope) best prospects in baseball in their farm system, according to Baseball America, and they're all outfielders. There's also James Tibbs III, who ranks among the minor-league home run leaders. Quintero is in Single-A. The others are in Double-A or above, and not too far away from the big leagues. The Dodgers have a full outfield (Teoscar Hernández, Andy Pages, Kyle Tucker) and Shohei Ohtani at DH. There's only so much room at the inn, you know?

This is much easier said than done, of course, but keeping the outfield prospect(s) you like best and trading the rest for MLB players as you look to threepeat is such an obvious move for the Dodgers. The second base situation isn't so great and they could always bring in more pitching. If nothing else, I would expect the Dodgers to look to trade from their prospect outfield depth at the deadline. It's a logjam and there are only so many roster spots to go around. Something will have to give at some point.

Possible landing spots: The nightmare scenario for the rest of baseball is the Dodgers putting these four outfield prospects on the table and telling the Tigers to pick two to start a Skubal trade package.

 

[chasfh]

If the Tigers are out of it, I seriously consider that trade.

[NorthWoods]

21 minutes ago, chasfh said:

If the Tigers are out of it, I seriously consider that trade.

That would be a pretty easy measuring stick for Harris.  5 years on, Did he pick the best 2?

[gehringer_2]

DePaula plus  a lottery ticket to for a couple of months of Skubal would be a fair return - if I'm the Dodgers I don't think I would, so if they will that's good for the Tigers.. 

[chasfh]

11 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

DePaula plus  a lottery ticket to for a couple of months of Skubal would be a fair return - if I'm the Dodgers I don't think I would, so if they will that's good for the Tigers.. 

They’ll probably start with Quintero as the headliner since he’s in A.

Edited 11 hours ago by chasfh

[gehringer_2]

15 minutes ago, chasfh said:

They’ll probably start with Quintero as the headliner since he’s in A.

For me, A ball would be too much uncertainty for the headline return on Skubal. I'm sure the Dodgers would want to start there though!

[Shelton]

So, the quote above about trading the OF prospect you don’t like and keeping the ones you do? Isn’t that exactly what rival GMs would criticize Harris for doing? No one wants the ****ty one that the internet list makers still like, and that’s the only one you want to give up. Difficult to deal with. 

[chasfh]

On 5/29/2026 at 5:25 PM, papalawrence said:

Been a minute, but the CC Sabathia trade comes to mind

That was 18 years and two general managers ago. My topline observation is that they have a different approach to it now.