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MLB Trade Rumors: Tarik Skubal, Los Angeles Dodgers, Zyhir Hope, Casey Mize, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves & more. The post MLB Trade Rumors: Failed Tarik Skubal Trade Deals, Zyhir Hope, & Casey Mize to Cubs appeared first on HEAVY .
Brandon Aiyuk's anti-49ers stance already looks bad enough, but it's even worse now with Deebo Samuel coming back.
The major league baseball trade deadline is less than 24 hours away and at this point on Saturday evening, the St. Louis Cardinals have not yet jumped into the action. The inactivity should not be a cause for concern as Chaim Bloom figures to have plenty of suitors for his trade chips, but this is […]
We’ve reached the point where Tanner Houck now feels like he belongs to a completely different era of Red Sox baseball. And yet, might he be a contributor to the 2026 team? After undergoing Tommy John surgery last season, Houck’s rehab is now said be progressing so well that the Sox “think he could be […]
If you’ve ever wondered what it might feel like if the Cubs and Yankees ever meet in the World Series in this century, Saturday night at Wrigley Field gave at least a hint. Between the cool, cloudy, breezy weather that made it feel almost like October, the large contingent of Yankees fans, the national TV […]
Getting to the playoffs is the (supposed) goal of each team in major league baseball. As the season wears on, the odds each of them have of making the postseason fluctuate each day depending on the streak that each particular team goes on. While one would think those odds would remain somewhat static across different […]
The Detroit Tigers will not have to wait long to see Tarik Skubal again after trading the two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner to the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday before the Aug 3. MLB trade deadline. Skubal is scheduled to return to Detroit when the Dodgers visit Comerica Park for a three-game series […] The post Tigers news: When Tarik Skubal will return to Detroit after Dodgers trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Atlanta Braves have recalled pitcher JR Ritchie from Triple-A Gwinnett and placed starter Reynaldo López on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation. López was scratched from last night’s start after hurting himself during pre-game warm-ups. Ritchie is expected to start today’s game against the Washington Nationals, taking the place of Martín Peréz […]
Training camp does not need to hand the Giants a surprise at wide receiver. It needs to give them a […]
The Yankees lost 5-2 in Chicago on Saturday, but Spencer Jones gave them the same lineup question they keep running […]
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Tarik Skubal is being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers, per multiple reports. Going back to the Tigers in the deal are minor league outfielder Zyhir Hope and minor league righthanded pitchers River Ryan and Brady Smith. Skubal is the two-time defending American League Cy Young Award winner, having led the […]
The Dodgers pulled off a blockbuster last night, acquiring two-time AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal from the Tigers for a package of three prospects. The move takes one of the game’s best starting pitchers off the board for teams interested in rotation upgrades. With Skubal traded, those teams will now look toward Reid Detmers, […]
Wednesday’s game between the Boston Red Sox and the Athletics ended with a win for Boston. However, that wasn’t the biggest baseball story of the day. Actually, Red Sox’s Andrew Monasterio delivered the decisive blow with a two-run homer after his squad had stranded six runners over the previous three innings, finally breaking through when […] The post The $11 Billion Gamble: Why MLB Can’t Afford Another Lockout appeared first on EssentiallySports .
On Sunday, the Atlanta Braves will finish their series with the Washington Nationals at Truist Park in Georgia.They are coming off an 8-3 win on Saturday (and are looking to go for the sweep).Atlanta Braves Announce Roster NewsAhead of Sunday’s game, the Braves announced the news that they have called up JR Ritchie from Triple-A.The […] The post Atlanta Braves Announce Roster News Before Nationals Series Finale appeared first on HEAVY .
If you are just waking up, where have you been? The Braves kicked off their postseason by adding righty outfielder Lane Thomas from the Royals. If you had been reading us all this time, you may have had an inkling. From Lane Thomas’s Fangraphs profile, he appears to have peaked in 2023. He hit 28 […]
The Tigers didn't get back nearly enough from the Dodgers for Tarik Skubal.
Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 19 of the 2026 season (August 3- August 9). In this piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 40 percent of Yahoo leagues. For deeper leagues, we find pitchers rostered in less than 30 percent of Yahoo leagues. The […]
Tarik Skubal thanked the Tigers, reflected on unfinished business and became emotional while discussing his blockbuster trade to the Dodgers.
Tarik Skubal wasn’t supposed to become baseball’s most coveted pitcher. By the time he reached Seattle University, he’d already undergone Tommy John surgery, a setback that limited him to a handful of innings across two seasons. Before that, he’d received only one Division I scholarship offer, and even after he got back on the mound, […] The post Dodgers-Skubal News Sparks Grim Warning From Josh Hart and Others as Fans Call for Manfred’s Intervention appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Shohei Ohtani returned to full-time pitching this season, but the resumption of his two-way role hasn’t gone according to plan. And while he has posted Cy Young-worthy numbers as a starting pitcher, the reality is that he has also dealt with constant injury struggles throughout the season. After the Dodgers kept him out of the […] The post Dodgers Accused of Being Scared of Shohei Ohtani as Lingering Injury Raises Serious Questions, Per Insider appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Just minutes after the Dodgers dropped their second game in a row against the Boston Red Sox, they struck gold with a blockbuster deal that will define this year’s trade deadline. In a move that was widely expected to come to fruition, the Dodgers got their big catch of the deadline by acquiring Tarik Skubal […]
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It could not have gone much worse for Pete Fairbanks with the Marlins, but his struggles don’t outline a pitcher exposed after his move away from the Rays — it’s the farthest thing from it. One does not need much to be incentivized to look past Fairbanks’ terrible results and recognize the potential for shutdown […]
A little more than six years after they gave him the highest bonus of any second-round pick, the White Sox released Jarred Kelley. Kelley, the 47th pick back in 2020, received $3 million from the Sox as part of a top-heavy strategy for the five-round draft, but the hard-throwing righty never found professional traction, as… The post White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 1, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .