Braves and Phillies predicted to fight for best player available in major NL East twist
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Right now, there's a strong argument to be made that the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves are two of the three best teams in the National League. The Braves, who had played as the best team in Major League Baseball for a lot of the season before struggling a tad before the All-Star break, are now just 2.5 games ahead of Philadelphia.
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The Phillies, at 54-44, didn't exactly play well before the All-Star break either, but are still in a position to buy, as they are 2.5 games out in the National League East.
Of course, the biggest question for both teams is how much they're willing to buy and what they're willing to give up. If either team is trying to win a World Series, which we both know they are, it wouldn't be surprising to see both squads go after a guy like Tarik Skubal. That's why the latest prediction that they might go at it for Skubal isn't all that surprising.
“Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers (Contract Details: $32 million, remainder of 2026). The Tigers would be foolish to go all the way to the offseason without trading Skubal. He is the best player available on the trade market and immediately upgrades every rotation across the league. The back-to-back Cy Young winner will command a haul in assets. Look to a contending team with deep pockets to make a play by the deadline if the Tigers’ next couple of weeks go south. The Rays, Dodgers, Braves, and even the Phillies could be in the mix,” Caleb Kerney wrote.
The Braves and Phillies already have one of the best rivalries in Major League Baseball, and that doesn't look like it's going to change anytime soon. Now, could we imagine both teams actually going after Skubal and then having to play each other in a playoff series with the left-hander on the other side?
That would be one of the most exciting things that we've seen in quite some time in this league and, honestly, something I'm kind of hoping happens.
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