Dontrelle Willis: I 'Would Love' To See Brewers Acquire Tigers Ace Tarik Skubal

The Detroit Tigers (23-38) are tied with the Los Angeles Angels and Colorado Rockies for the worst record in MLB, and superstar left-hander Tarik Skubal is a free agent after this season; we know the drill here.

With that in mind, which team makes the most sense to trade for the defending, back-to-back American League Cy Young Award winner? Dontrelle Willis thinks that team is the Milwaukee Brewers.

"I would love to see them [the Brewers] get Skubal because he has the big-game experience, and he can go on the road and shut the opposing team's offense down, whether it's the Los Angeles Dodgers or the Atlanta Braves or anybody else, especially coming from the left side," the FOX Sports MLB Analyst said on Monday. "This is a situation where, if you're a Brewers fan, you want them to take the next step because they've been to the postseason, but they've had a lot of heartbreak, especially in recent memory, in some tough spots.

"You go out and get that [Skubal], it can feel like a CC Sabathia move, and you saw what that did."

Skubal is nursing an elbow injury that has kept him off an MLB mound for the last month, with the consensus being that the southpaw could return to the Tigers in early July. FOX Sports MLB Insider Ken Rosenthal recently reported that it's "trending" toward the Tigers moving Skubal before the 2026 MLB trade deadline (Aug. 3).

In the seven starts he has made this season, Skubal has a 2.70 ERA, an 0.95 WHIP, totaled 45 strikeouts, a 156 ERA+ and 1.7 wins above replacement over 43 ⅓ innings pitched. Skubal led AL starting pitchers in ERA and WAR in both 2024 and 2025, finished with a WHIP below one in three consecutive seasons (2023-25) and posted 234.5 strikeouts per year from 2024-25.

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