2026 MLB Trade Deadline reaction show: Skubal to Dodgers, Rutschman to Red Sox, Arráez to Phillies and more

On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake and Jordan react to all the latest breaking news from the MLB trade deadline, including the biggest winners and losers as teams prepare for the stretch run.

Tarik Skubal pushes back on notion that the Dodgers are ruining baseball  USA Today

CHICAGO –– The newest member of the Dodgers wore blue sweatpants, a cut-off blue hoodie, and a blue “LA” branded headband as he discussed joining the organization for the first time on Monday. Tarik Skubal spoke with the media for the first time since being acquired by the Dodgers Saturday night. Tarik Skubal, the reig

Astros missed out on both Tarik Skubal and Robbie Ray, leaving the front office scrambling for pitching depth before the trade deadline.

Dodgers Announce Starting Pitchers for Cubs Series, Including Tarik Skubal Debut  Sports Illustrated

Baseball's problem isn't that the Dodgers traded for Tarik Skubal, it's who let the trade happen

Dave Roberts acknowledges that his players lack a “hunger for victory” following the Dodgers' disaster against the Red Sox  MARCA

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the Tarik Skubal sweepstakes in their quest to become the third MLB team to three-peat.

“There's nothing that we did that no one else couldn't have done,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Sunday.

Tarik Skubal was the one player the Los Angeles Dodgers believed worthy of aggressively pursuing ahead of Monday’s trade deadline, and the trade to land the two-time American League Cy Young winner further boosts their push for a third straight World Series title

Dodgers reinforce status as baseball's dominant power and public enemy No. 1 with Tarik Skubal trade  AP News

Skubal leaves the Tigers with a career regular-season record of 61-42 and a 3.04 ERA with 1,005 strikeouts in 863⅓ innings.

Friedman, Roberts push back on narrative Dodgers ruining baseball  espn.com

When Cubs manager Craig Counsell found out the Dodgers were getting Tarik Skubal from the Tigers, his reaction was quite measured. “I was half-asleep and fell asleep five minutes later,” Counsell said Sunday morning before the Cubs lost 2-1 to the Yankees. Counsell might not have been alarmed enough to interrupt his ni

The Tarik Skubal trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers exposes MLB's real problem: most owners prioritize surplus value over winning a World Series.

Dodgers Veteran Cuts Ties With Team Just Before Tarik Skubal Trade  Forbes

Skubal is the latest star to join the high-priced roster for the Dodgers that already has big-name players like Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Mookie Betts.

Defending champions send prospects to Tigers Cy Young-winning Skubal joins stacked rotation in LA The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Skubal got the news during

The Dodgers Don’t Need Tarik Skubal. They Traded for Him Anyway.  WSJ

Column: Trade deadline in Chicago sees another big fish land elsewhere with LA Dodgers reeling in Tarik Skubal  Chicago Tribune

Dodgers Land Cy Young Ace In Blockbuster Trade Ahead Of Deadline  HuffPost

The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers

World Series champions for the past two years add Skubal to star-studded roster that already includes Shohei Ohtani.

Dodgers land Cy Young ace Tarik Skubal in a blockbuster deadline deal  Toronto Star

DENVER, COLORADO - JULY 19: Hunter Greene #21 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches in the fourth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on July 19, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) | Getty Images If you believe Jeff Passan, today is the day we will start seeing trades ahead of t