MLB Trading Deadline: Skubal's Potential Move to Dodgers

Obviously, the big name that's going to be at the trading deadline for Major League Baseball has got to be Scooble and what the Tigers do with him. Bob, you're a betting man. Does he stay, Pat? Or do you think he'll be playing somewhere else after August 3rd? He'll be playing for somebody else. They're just a too mediocre of a team. They want to stay in the race, but I think they'll get some pitching back in return so they can at least tell their fans and players, hey, we're still trying here. Realistically, there's about four teams involved in Scooble. It's the Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta, Tampa Bay Rays, and Milwaukee, so five teams. I think he's going to the Dodgers. The Dodgers have more prospects than anybody but Milwaukee. They can pick up $9.5 million of his salary. I just don't think Milwaukee has the stomach to do that where the Dodgers do. Wow, the Dodgers continue to get richer. I'm sure that's going to go well, right, Bob, when it comes to the negotiations with this work stoppage that the Dodgers are going out and getting Scooble here. All right, so listen, we were talking a little bit in the time out here about the Yankees. What do you think the Yankees' plan is as they get closer to the trading deadline? Will they be sellers, buyers? What do you think they do? Well, certainly buyers. I mean, they need another right-handed reliever for sure in that bullpen. They love that Mason Miller, but the Padres are back in it, so he's not available. They'll get more home, their set-up guy from the Padres. They'll love to get Luke Weaver back. I'm not sure how much it'll take to get him, and they need some offensive help, too. They need a bat somewhere. So many teams need bats. They wanted Ryan Jeffers from the Twins. The Twins are only three games back in the division race now. I think one game back or tied in the wildcard race. So they didn't make two big moves, but let's be honest. If the Aaron Judge doesn't come back, they're just spinning the wheels. They've got no chance if Judge doesn't come back. Let me take you to Philly and Dave Dombrowski. Is Dave going to be active, in your opinion? I'll tell you what. The last couple weeks with the Phillies, they can't get a guy across the dish, Bob. They're struggling at getting runs across. Pitching has been real good, obviously, but do they go out and try to find a bat? Yeah, they've been looking forever for right-handed hitting outfielder. They want one bad. I think Joe Adele makes a lot of sense for them from the Angels. He's left-handed, but it could go get Dalton Barshow. They have to have an arm left-handed bat. Could go get Barshow. They need a reliever. Maybe bring back Jeff Hoffman from Toronto. Used to pitch for the Phillies, of course. But yeah, they need some help. They're fading away here. Right now, they're just kind of clinging on to the last wild-card spot. Just one game ahead of the Padres. What's the Chapman market like? Well, it was great a month ago, and now with the Red Sox going 21-4 in July, it's non-existent. You're talking about Araldis, right? Not Matt? Yep. Yeah, Araldis isn't going anywhere. Now, Matt Chapman, the Giants would like to trade. They'd like to trade him, but Araldis is them. How shocked have you been with the White Sox this year? I was told when you and I talked at the beginning of the season, Bob, this is a 65-win baseball team. I mean, here they are right now, and they're in the top of their division. How shocked are you? Stunned. I was talking to their owner, Jerry Reinstorf, up in Cooperstown, and we're trying to decide what's been the biggest surprise. He said if they make the playoffs, it might be going way back to 1991 when the Twins and Atlanta won the World Series. They both went from last to first. You're talking about the worst team in baseball history two years ago. Lost, what, 102 games last year. And now they win the division, which is shocking. Well, Venepol, I mean, manager of the year? Absolutely. It's got unanimous at this point, but what he's done, if they win the division, yeah, he's got to get all 30 first-place votes for sure.