{"id":1484,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1484","headline":"Brewers won it all without Skubal, now he is a free agent prize","dek":"Milwaukee captured the 2026 World Series after passing on a trade for Tarik Skubal, who instead went to the Dodgers and is now headed to free agency with multiple suitors circling.","body":"The Milwaukee Brewers did not need Tarik Skubal after all. Following an MLB-best 103 wins in the regular season, the Brewers beat the San Diego Padres in four games in the NLDS, swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS and defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in five games to win the 2026 World Series, their first championship.\n\nThe title came without the defending back-to-back Cy Young winner, whom Detroit traded to the Dodgers at the deadline instead of Milwaukee. Reports indicate the Brewers had offered Detroit infield prospects Luis Peña, Milwaukee's No. 2 prospect, and Jett Williams, the club's No. 10 prospect. Skubal ended up watching the Dodgers get swept by the team that passed on him.\n\nNow Skubal heads into free agency as the biggest name on the market. Jim Bowden of The Athletic lists the Chicago White Sox as a top candidate to land him, complicating the Dodgers' hopes of keeping their midseason addition. Toronto has also been floated as a possible destination, with former Blue Jays infielder Kevin Pillar weighing in on the chances. As it stands, around five teams are considered realistic contenders for Skubal, including the Dodgers, the Mets and the Blue Jays.","published_at":"2026-10-29T22:47:52.137548+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"What Did Brewers Offer Tigers For Tarik Skubal, Who Ended Up With Dodgers?","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/tarik-skubal-free-agent-rumors-brewers-tigers-trade-dodgers"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Dodgers’ hopes of retaining Tarik Skubal may have new suitor as perfect fit for ace","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/28/sports/dodgers-hopes-of-retaining-tarik-skubal-may-have-new-suitor-as-perfect-fit-for-ace/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Longtime Toronto Blue Jays Player Shares Thoughts on Tarik Skubal Rumors","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/longtime-toronto-blue-jays-player-224041902.html"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Ex-Tigers Pitcher Tarik Skubal In Line For MLB History","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ex-tigers-pitcher-tarik-skubal-042244717.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Longtime Toronto Blue Jays Players Shares Thoughts on Tarik Skubal Rumors","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/longtime-toronto-blue-jays-players-224041568.html"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"The Brewers nearly landed Tarik Skubal. They won the World Series anyway","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7733968/2026/10/28/brewers-world-series-tarik-skubal-dodgers-trade-deadline/"}],"image":{"url":"https://statics.foxsports.com/www.foxsports.com/content/uploads/2026/10/skubal.jpg","credit":"Fox Sports","width":800},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}