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Tarik Skubal, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, is headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers after a Saturday night trade that sent outfielder Zyhir Hope, pitcher River Ryan, and minor league pitcher Brady Smith to the Detroit Tigers.
The deal is structured as a rental: Skubal's contract runs through this season, meaning Los Angeles acquired, at most, nine to 10 regular season starts plus a five-day exclusive negotiating window before agent Scott Boras can open the market.
What the reaction reveals is less about the Dodgers' payroll and more about how few teams in the sport actually try to win. What Detroit received The prospect return grades well by per-start standards.
Hope, 21, is hitting .293/.369/.530 with 23 home runs and 18 steals in 94 games at Double-A and ranked 26th overall in The Athletic's most recent prospect update; he has yet to reach the major leagues, meaning six seasons of team control remain.
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