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July 21: Dodgers may have big plans at Trade Deadline
Although they’re due to get back a number of key players from injury in the coming weeks, including Mookie Betts, Tyler Glasnow and Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers are expected to be an aggressive Trade Deadline buyer this year.

On Saturday, ESPN's Alden Gonzalez (subscription required) mentioned a handful of starters who could be available to the Dodgers ahead of the July 30 Deadline -- Tarik Skubal, Jack Flaherty, Erick Fedde, Zach Eflin, Yusei Kikuchi -- but he wrote that White Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet "is considered to be at the top of the Dodgers' list, regardless of whether he's a starter or a reliever the rest of the way."

But Crochet isn’t the only White Sox star the Dodgers are reportedly eyeing. According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, Los Angeles is also interested in center fielder Luis Robert Jr. and has talked to Chicago about a trade involving not just Crochet but also Robert and possibly closer Michael Kopech as well.

Crochet has been one of the very best starters in MLB this season, recording a 3.02 ERA with 150 strikeouts over 107 1/3 innings. But his workload will likely be monitored closely the rest of the way. That's because he has already thrown more innings this season than in his previous four seasons as a pro combined (85 1/3). Crochet tossed just 25 innings between the Majors and Minors last year -- all in relief -- as he made his way back from Tommy John surgery.

If the Dodgers are really intent on improving their relief corps, however, they might turn toward A's right-hander Mason Miller. One rival executive told Gonzalez not to rule out the Dodgers making such a move. Miller, who is under club control through 2029 season, is the hardest thrower in baseball and has struck out 70 in 39 2/3 innings while locking down 15 of 17 save opportunities with Oakland. He owns a 2.27 ERA, and his 1.68 FIP is third-best among pitchers with at least 30 innings this season.

Although Los Angeles' 3.38 relief ERA is the fourth-best in baseball, it could have a need developing at closer as Evan Phillips has surrendered at least one earned run in four of his past six appearances.

The A's will likely demand a sizable return for the 25-year-old Miller, who is under club control through 2029 and is in the midst of an All-Star season in which he has 70 strikeouts through 39 2/3 innings and is limiting batters to a .149 average.

The Dodgers do have a top-10 farm system, per MLB Pipeline, as well as a couple of Top 100 prospects. They may not be as flush with talent as the Orioles, who have the No. 1 farm system in baseball and have shown interest in Miller, according to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman. But as that executive told Gonzalez, the Dodgers "can do anything."

July 17: Dodgers, Orioles both eyeing Skubal blockbuster (report)
Although it remains unclear if the Tigers are open to trading ace pitcher Tarik Skubal at this year’s Deadline, a pair of World Series contenders are reportedly eyeing the left-hander as the answer to their starting pitching woes.

According to Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci, sources from both the Dodgers and Orioles confirmed that they are interested in putting together significant prospect packages for Skubal.

Another source familiar with Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris’ thinking told Verducci that it is doubtful the Tigers will move the 27-year-old southpaw, because Harris believes a Skubal-led pitching staff is key to the team’s rebuild. But the source also added, “Everything has a price.”

That price could be hefty. According to MLB Network insider Jon Paul Morosi, a Skubal trade "makes sense only if the Tigers obtain multiple players seen as future All-Stars." Morosi cites the 2022 Soto trade, which saw Soto and Josh Bell head to the Padres, while the Nationals received CJ Abrams, James Wood, MacKenzie Gore, Robert Hassell III, Jarlin Susana and Luke Voit.

"If the Dodgers or Orioles are serious about Skubal, their proposals need to be in that range," Morosi said. "The Orioles are more capable than the Dodgers of putting together an overwhelming offer because Baltimore has a surplus of the MLB-ready bats that the Tigers need."

The Dodgers and Orioles each have the type of young talent it would take to entice the Tigers in trade talks for Skubal. Coming into 2024, the Orioles' farm system ranked first, per MLB Pipeline, while the Dodgers' farm system ranked eighth.

The two clubs have dealt with a myriad of injuries that have decimated their rotations this season. Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Clayton Kershaw, Walker Buehler, Emmet Sheehan, Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin are all currently on the injured list for the Dodgers. The latter three will miss the rest of 2024. The Orioles, meanwhile, have lost Kyle Bradish, John Means and Tyler Wells for the year.

As a result, Los Angeles and Baltimore are expected to be among the most aggressive clubs when it comes to pursuing starting pitching prior to the Trade Deadline.

The American League Cy Young Award frontrunner, Skubal has two years of team control remaining after 2024, the same as White Sox lefty Garrett Crochet, another top trade candidate to whom the Dodgers and Orioles have been linked.

While Skubal missed time due to injury in 2022-23, he comes with less uncertainty than Crochet considering he has thrown nearly 500 innings at the MLB level, with a career high of 149 1/3 in 2021. Crochet is in his first season as a starter and has already thrown 107 1/3 innings after previously topping out at 54 1/3 innings in 2021, the season before he underwent Tommy John surgery. That makes the Chicago ace a risky bet for the second half of 2024.