Would the two teams be able to pull this off?
The Detroit Tigers have the best record in all of Major League Baseball and lead the American League Central by 14 games over the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins.
Led by Tarik Skubal, their starting rotation has been solid this season. Skubal won the Cy Young award last season and is following it up with more dominance.
The Tigers will be an interesting team to watch at the trade deadline, as they'll likely be buyers this summer. They'll have the flexibility to make some big trades.
David Schoenfield of ESPN proposed the idea of Detroit actually acquiring Paul Skenes from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
"A playoff rotation with Skenes and Tarik Skubal? Thank you very much. Reminder: The Tigers haven't won the World Series since 1984," Schoenfield wrote.
"It will take one of the best farm systems in the sport to acquire Skenes, and Detroit is incredibly well positioned to make this kind of deal."
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This trade proposal has Detroit sending Max Clark, Kevin McGonigle, Jackson Jobe, Colt Keith and Sawyer Gipson-Long to Pittsburgh. Skenes would certainly cost a major haul.
But the Tigers do have the prospect capital to get a deal done and land yet another ace. Having both Skenes and Skubal in the same rotation could give them an even better chance to win a World Series title this coming October.
It would further cement them as the best team in the Junior Circuit and give them a chance to dethrone the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Detroit would also still have a very strong farm system and flexibility to make other trades that bolstered their roster in other areas.
It will be interesting to see how Detroit navigates the deadline.
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