MLB trade deadline preview: Tarik Skubal, buyers, sellers, and sleepers

DETROIT, MI - JULY 12: Tarik Skubal #29 of the Detroit Tigers pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning at Comerica Park on July 12, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) | Getty Images With the MLB trade deadline fast approaching and intrigue swirling everywhere around where-oh-where Tarik Skubal will go, I thought we could have a little more fun than the tried-and-true ranking of trade candidates (which I have already done) and revive one…