New details on Brewers' Tarik Skubal trade pursuit show how Dodgers blindsided Milwaukee

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers were chasing Tarik Skubal at the trade deadline for the same reason. Skubal being the best pitcher available, and the idea of him joining either team's rotation would make them a clear World Series favorite. The Dodgers were the victor of the sweepstakes, and while it seemed that they simply outbid the Brewers, latest intel suggests that may not have been exactly how things have played out.

Adding insult to injury, considering the Brewers literally just won the World Series on Wednesday night, they were ghosted by the Tigers at the deadline. A report from The Athletic's Curt Anderson confirms the Brewers and Tigers were engaged in trade talks involving Skubal two days before the deadline.

Previous reporting suggested that the Brewers weren't willing to include particular prospects, namely Logan Henderson, and stopped there. The indication being that the Brewers weren't willing to match the Dodgers' offer.

New Tarik Skubal details reveal how Dodgers disrupted Brewers' trade deadline plans

As it turns out, the Brewers never had the chance. Anderson's report suggests that once Milwaukee offered a package that included top prospects Luis Peña and Jett Williams, with outfielder Josh Adamczewski as the final pieced, they never heard back from the Tigers until after the trade with the Dodgers had been agreed to.

Truth be told, even with the Tigers going MIA, odds are that Skubal was still headed to LA. Perhaps Milwaukee would have tweaked their offer if given the chance, but with the hard-stop they had in their talks with the Tigers when it came to certain prospects, chances are the Dodgers were still going to top any alteration made by Milwaukee.

In reality, the issue with this report should be with the timing of when it was published. We live in a day of "gotcha" reporting. There once was a time when good reporting simply went live whenever it was ready and fully vetted. Instead, in this current climate, good reporting is suffocated by whether or not a story can go viral.

There was certainly good reporting in Anderson's story, but the problem is he probably had it at the ready for weeks and the decision was made to hold off on it going live until after the Brewers either were eliminated or won the World Series.

Now, instead of focusing on the Brewers winning their first World Series title, there's even more Skubal conversation. It's just an odd look.

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