While the Los Angeles Dodgers remain in pursuit of Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, they reportedly aren't alone as Monday's trade deadline approaches. ESPN's Jeff Passan reported that the Milwaukee Brewers are also eyeing Skubal, and The Athletic's Patrick Mooney also named the Chicago Cubs as a team "considering" Skubal as "their blockbuster option." Passan definitively declared that Skubal is "gonna be traded" and added that "the expectation is that's gonna happen within the next day or two." However, he dubbed the Dodgers as "the favorites at this point, and frankly have been since the possibility of Tarik Skubal getting traded first surfaced a couple of months ago." It's all great theater, and it's just a part of a trade deadline that goes well beyond a blockbuster deal."