{"id":799940,"date":"2026-08-02T21:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T21:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/799940\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T21:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T21:08:09","slug":"skubal-to-dodgers-peralta-to-rays-as-mlb-teams-add-pitching-at-trade-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/799940\/","title":{"rendered":"Skubal to Dodgers, Peralta to Rays as MLB teams add pitching at trade deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal is on the move to the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>, giving the two-time defending champions even more talent on a loaded roster.<\/p>\n

Right-hander Freddy Peralta is switching teams, too, as the Tampa Bay Rays beef up their rotation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Major League Baseball’s trade deadline is less than 24 hours away on Monday at 6 p.m. EDT and two of the biggest pitching prizes \u2014 Skubal and Peralta \u2014 are already off the board. But other enticing options still remain<\/a>, including San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller, San Francisco Giants second baseman Luis Arraez and Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho.<\/p>\n

In other recent moves, the surprising Chicago White Sox picked up right-hander Luis Castillo<\/a> in a deal with the Seattle Mariners, and the Atlanta Braves acquired outfielder Lane Thomas<\/a> from the Kansas City Royals.<\/p>\n

Dodgers land Skubal<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

If everyone is healthy, he could be part of a rotation with Ohtani, reigning World Series MVP Yamamoto, fellow two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow. The Dodgers led the majors with a 3.36 ERA from their starting pitchers going into Sunday’s games and now add Skubal to the mix.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to be a Dodger,\u201d an emotional Skubal said on Saturday night. \u201cI\u2019m excited to get down there and meet all those guys and chase three championships in a row. That\u2019s hard to do, so I\u2019m so excited to a part of that. But it\u2019s a lot of different emotions. Definitely kind of a roller coaster a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Tigers received three minor league prospects in right-handers River Ryan and Brady Smith and outfielder Zyhir Hope.<\/p>\n

Skubal is 7-5 this season with a 2.79 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 96 2\/3 innings. He is 61-42 with a 3.04 ERA over seven seasons, all in Detroit. In two postseasons, Skubal is 2-1 with a 2.04 ERA in six starts. <\/p>\n

Mets unload Peralta to Rays<\/p>\n

The last-place New York Mets traded Peralta to the Rays for three minor leaguers, outfielder Aidan Smith, infielder \u00c9milien Pitre and right-hander Gary Gill Hill in exchange for Peralta.<\/p>\n

Peralta, a two-time All-Star who can become a free agent following the World Series, has been a disappointment with the Mets after they acquired him from Milwaukee in a January trade. <\/p>\n

But he could boost the middle of a strong rotation for the pitching-rich Rays, who began the day with the best record in the American League at 65-45 and a 3 1\/2-game lead in the AL East over the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP Baseball Writer Mike Fitzpatrick in New York and AP Sports Writer Josh Dubow in West Sacramento, California, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>\n

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