Dodgers’ Tarik Skubal trade fueled Angels broadcaster to call out rest of MLB live on air

Los Angeles Dodgers fans are waking to a new ace in their rotation. Despite playing coy in recent weeks, hinting Tarik Skubal may not be top of mind at the trade deadline, the Dodgers completed a trade with the Detroit Tigers that felt like a fleecing.

Sure, the Dodgers parted with a highly-touted prospect, Zyhir Hope, but considering the wealth of outfield prospects they have at the top of their system, that was a luxury LA could afford to lose. As for the rest of package, like Hope, River Ryan was another luxury that the Dodgers won't miss, and Brady Smith is a low-level lottery ticket.

It felt like another instance where the rich got richer, and the rest of Major League Baseball was to lose. As expected, the Dodgers trading for Skubal has elicited a ton of reaction across baseball.

The lazy takes of the Dodgers ruining baseball have resurfaced, but this felt like an instance where the rest of baseball is to blame. Teams like the Milwaukee Brewers. Atlanta Braves, or Tampa Bay Rays could have easily topped the Dodgers' offer, and that is where the problem lies.

For once, the Dodgers can't be blamed for ruining baseball

Far be it for someone from the Los Angeles Angels to make that point, but that is exactly what Angels broadcaster Wayne Randazzo did on Saturday night. Upon news breaking of the Dodgers landing Skubal, as Randazzo was calling the Angels' game, he unleashed a rant aimed at the rest of baseball.

The biggest question Randazzo asked was why. Why couldn't another team beat the Dodgers' offer, which by most accounts, wasn't as strong as originally expected.

This wasn't a case of the Dodgers being creative with a contract structure, it was a matter of sending an offer that might get a trade done with the Tigers, and Detroit accepted the offer. Perhaps the blame falls with the Tigers. Instead of taking the sweepstakes up to the deadline on Monday afternoon, it felt like Scott Harris and Co. wanted to be done with the drama and just rip the band-aid off.

The Dodgers certainly will be the subject of many think pieces for the rest of the season, and leading into what will probably be a work stoppage in mirrors. Some of the conversation is fair, but the Skubal trade shouldn't be used as part of that talking point. In this instance, baseball needs to look in the mirror.

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