Brewers' Failed Skubal Trade Offer Revealed After Title Run
The Milwaukee Brewers won the 2026 World Series without landing Tarik Skubal, the pitcher they pursued at the trade deadline before he was dealt to the Los Angeles Dodgers instead. According to a report from The Athletic, Milwaukee offered the Detroit Tigers infield prospects Luis Peña and Jett Williams along with outfielder Josh Adamczewski for the reigning back-to-back Cy Young Award winner.
Detroit wanted more in return, specifically a top position-player prospect and a controllable starting pitcher, with the Tigers reportedly targeting Brewers right-hander Logan Henderson. Milwaukee declined to include him, and the talks stalled. The Tigers ultimately sent Skubal to the Dodgers for outfielder Zyhir Hope - now Detroit's top-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline - and right-handers River Ryan and Brady Smith, who ranked as the Dodgers' No. 7 and No. 17 prospects at the time of the trade. dota berserk league
Milwaukee pivoted by acquiring starting pitcher Dustin May and left-handed reliever JoJo Romero from the St. Louis Cardinals, along with right-handed reliever Antonio Senzatela from the Colorado Rockies. Romero allowed just one run over eight postseason innings. Skubal, meanwhile, missed six weeks of the 2026 season following elbow surgery but still posted a 2.61 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP and 70 strikeouts in 62 innings for Los Angeles during the regular season, then struck out 14 over 11 innings in two postseason starts - including a 2-1 loss to the Brewers in the NLCS opener.
Milwaukee went on to beat San Diego in four games in the NL Division Series, sweep the Dodgers in the NLCS and defeat Tampa Bay in five games in the World Series to capture the franchise's first title after a 103-win regular season. Skubal, who turns 30 before the 2027 season, is headed to free agency this offseason, and the Brewers could revisit their interest. Milwaukee's rotation, which already includes likely NL Cy Young winner Jacob Misiorowski, Henderson and Robert Gasser, ranked second in MLB in opponent batting average, third in strikeouts and ERA among the league's best during the regular season.
