Dodgers enhance rotation with Tarik Skubal trade prior to deadline
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 4, 2026, 4:19 PM
Last updated Aug 4, 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers bolstered their starting rotation ahead of the postseason by acquiring two-time AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers. The move comes after the Dodgers' 3-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox, as they prepare for a three-peat attempt. Skubal's addition provides a left-handed starter to a rotation still missing Shohei Ohtani, Blake Snell, and Tyler Glasnow. The Dodgers also secured catcher depth with the acquisition of Ben Rortvedt and Hunter Feduccia due to injuries to current catchers. The updated rotation includes Skubal, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki, Justin Wrobleski, and Eric Lauer, with further adjustments anticipated before October.
- •Dodgers trade for Tarik Skubal from the Tigers.
- •Skubal had a solid performance before elbow surgery.
- •Dodgers also acquire catchers Rortvedt and Feduccia.
- •Blake Snell set to return next week.
- •Tyler Glasnow projected to return in September.
- 4:19 PMYahoo Sports — Dodgers trade deadline strengthened October starting rotation
"Dodgers added arms for October, and the catching depth to hold down the fort between now and then
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