Padres get exciting trade prediction for 2.70 ERA ace amid 'aggressive' deadline plan originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The San Diego Padres, as long as A.J. Preller is in charge of team-building, can never be counted out of any kind of move.
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He's got a knack for the blockbuster trade, and last season, he acquired superstar closer Mason Miller in a stunning move. This year might bring about another huge trade.
On the Just Baseball podcast, ESPN insider Buster Olney shared his prediction that the Padres would be the trade deadline winners, thanks to an "aggressive" plan, in the sweepstakes for 2.70 ERA ace of the Detroit Tigers, Tarik Skubal.
Padres predicted to win Tarik Skubal sweepstakes amid 'aggressive' trade plan
"I think San Diego," Olney said. "What the Padres are communicating to other teams is, 'We're gonna be aggressive at the deadline.' They have new ownership this week, they've got money to spend."
The Padres being big spenders and adding Skubal this season in a trade would be very exciting. While the offense is a huge issue for the Padres, the team does lack a true ace.
For as good as Michael King is, and injured starters Joe Musgrove and Nick Pivetta have been, adding Skubal, the back-to-back Cy Young winner, is something that would be incredibly exciting.
Such a massive trade wouldn't be a surprise from Preller and the Padres, especially since it makes a ton of sense for San Diego to acquire Skubal this season.
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They're a good team and have the potential to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers and win the World Series this season. That is, if they add some help by the trade deadline.
Skubal would be about the best the Padres could do in the trade market. Even though he's currently rehabbing from surgery and set to be a free agent after the season is over, he's the exact kind of player who would significantly improve the Padres' chances this season.
Olney is predicting the Padres will win the Skubal sweepstakes, which would be a very fun outcome for the Padres fans hoping to see their team beat the Dodgers and win a title this season.
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