The cost was Zyhir Hope, River Ryan, and Brady Smith — a package that cost the big-league roster nothing. It's that Andrew Friedman had already won the trades that made this blockbuster possible, years before Skubal was ever on the table. In my opinion, Hope and Ryan were the two names in the system's top 50 carrying the most real question marks. Andrew Friedman's previous Zyhir Hope, River Ryan trades made Tarik Skubal possibleStart with Hope. Friedman didn't just win the Skubal trade Saturday night.