Skubal to Dodgers, Peralta to Rays as MLB teams add pitching at trade deadline
Major League Baseball teams are actively trading players as the trade deadline approaches. Notable moves include pitcher Tarik Skubal joining the Los Angeles Dodgers and Freddy Peralta moving to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Why it matters
Trade deadline activity significantly reshapes team rosters and impacts the competitive landscape for the remainder of the MLB season.
Right-hander Freddy Peralta is switching teams, too, as the Tampa Bay Rays beef up their rotation.
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 — Skubal and Peralta — are already off the board. But other enticing options still remain, including San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller, San Francisco Giants second baseman Luis Arraez and Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho.
In other recent moves, the surprising Chicago White Sox picked up right-hander Luis Castillo in a deal with the Seattle Mariners, and the Atlanta Braves acquired outfielder Lane Thomas from the Kansas City Royals.
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.
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