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Dodgers get Tarik Skubal as Tigers land prime prospects: MLB Trade Grades Original

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By Stephen J. Nesbitt Verified, Tim Britton Verified, Zack Meisel Verified
| The Athletic Verified
The trade Dodgers get: LHP Tarik Skubal Tigers get: OF Zyhir Hope, RHP River Ryan and RHP Brady Smith If Skubal wants to return to Detroit to stuff his belongings into cardboard boxes and then hop in an RV and haul across the country to get to Southern California — maybe he stops to visit the Rocky Mountains or the Grand Canyon, maybe he spends a night or two playing baccarat in Las Vegas — he can take his time with his arrival. The Dodgers don’t need him for August or September.
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In adding Tarik Skubal, Dodgers widen ambition gap and remain in a tier of their own Original

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By Tim Britton Verified
| The Athletic Verified
For five days and most of a sixth, The Athletic’s Ambition Index was tapping its toes like Sonic the Hedgehog, waiting to see some ambition. Late Saturday night, the trade deadline moved from DIY shopping at Dollar General to higher-end boutiques. The Dodgers added Tarik Skubal. That means it’s time to revise our ranking of each team’s ambitions for the 2026 season, as revealed in its trade deadline activity.
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White Sox add Luis Castillo as Mariners shed salary: MLB Trade Grades Original

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By Sam Blum Verified, Tim Britton Verified
| The Athletic Verified
The trade White Sox get: RHP Luis Castillo Mariners get: RHP Seranthony Domínguez, C Boston Smith, OF Nolan Jones White Sox: D Mariners: B+ This isn’t great for the White Sox. Yes, they are desperate for starting pitching. Beyond Davis Martin and Sean Burke — who are reaching career highs for innings — there isn’t much reliable starting pitching on their roster. Chicago is, as of Aug. 1, a World Series contender. Laugh all you want at that sentence.
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