Brewers in trade pursuit of Mets' $26M starter after missing out on Tarik Skubal

The Brewers are among the many clubs trying to trade for this Mets starting pitcher.

The Brewers have until 6 p.m. ET Monday to make more moves. But as of Sunday afternoon, they'd ceded significant ground to the rival Dodgers on the trade market.

Where there’s smoke, they say, there’s usually fire. And on Saturday, as signs first publicly emerged that the Dodgers were making a move in the Tarik Skubal sweepstakes, the team’s behind-the-scenes talks with the Tigers were indeed reaching a fever pitch. A day earlier, the organizations had begun discussing a trade

Freddy Peralta Trade Grades: Rays Move Quickly After Missing Out on Tarik Skubal  Sports Illustrated

The Brewers still have time to improve before the deadline. It will require more creativity than getting a two-time Cy Young Award winner.

Robert has a 2-run single in the 8th to lift the Mets past the Marlins, 4-2  Toronto Star

Luis Robert Jr. had a two-run single to cap an eighth-inning rally in the New York Mets’ 4-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night