He didn't get Tarik Skubal, but Cubs president Jed Hoyer still aced trade deadline

Hoyer landed the pitchers the Cubs needed in starters Kevin Gausman and Clay Holmes and relievers Ryan Zeferjahn and Braxton Garrett.

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

Chicago Cubs drop series to New York Yankees — and now move on to host Los Angeles Dodgers and Tarik Skubal  Chicago Tribune

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 Cubs were among teams pursuing Tarik Skubal, but a former Chicago prospect helped the Dodgers land the back-to-back Cy Young winner instead.

The Cubs played a big role in the Dodgers' blockbuster acquisition.

Skubal is headed to the Dodgers and now the rest of the league will look elsewhere for rotation help