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MLB rumors: Could Phillies be a player for Tarik Skubal at trade deadline?
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With rumors continuing to surround Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal as the league approached the trade deadline, there is still speculation on what teams will pursue the star. As Skubal could be traded in the near future , this MLB insider speaks on where the Philadelphia Phillies fit in going after the pitcher.
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MLB insider Jon Heyman would express that he sees a world where Philadelphia is a "player" for Skubal, and how a third left-handed pitcher would help when being in the National League (NL) with the Los Angeles Yankees .
"Phillies could be a Skubal player," Heyman wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "They are an aggressive shopper, and a 3rd top lefty (along with [Cristopher] Sanchez and [Jesus] Luzardo ), plus [Zack] Wheeler would give them a shot vs. LA. The Yankees are looking at the starter market now, but they may well aim lower so as they need pen help and a catcher."
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Jon Heyman on the Phillies pursuing Tarik Skubal
Heyman would continue talking about the Phillies on an appearance on the MLB Network, where he spoke about how the most likely path for Skubal is that he will be traded, even with the Tigers still in the hunt, despite a disappointing season.
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In general, Heyman believes that any team that is a "contender" and has "money to spend" is likely to be in on Skubal, and repeats that Philadelphia adding him with Cristopher Sanchez and Jesus Luzardo could be dangerous for Los Angeles.
"I'm going to throw in the Phillies there. We've heard their name a little bit, but obviously, they've been looking for a number of different things, but we know they have talked about starting pitching more on the back end of the thing, but I wouldn't be shocked. To beat the Dodgers , you got to have left-handers, obviously. They got Sanchez and Luzardo. You add Skubal to that, that's a pretty good trio of left-handers. So I'm going to throw the Phillies in there," Heyman said.
It remains to be seen if Philadelphia heavily pursues Skubal before the trade deadline on August 3.
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