Tyler Glasnow breaks silence on Dodgers' trade rumors and drops Tarik Skubal line

For weeks now, Los Angeles Dodgers fans have been living in a familiar emotional purgatory. Every Tarik Skubal rumor felt like it came with a mandatory fine print disclaimer: “Tyler Glasnow likely headlining the trade package.” It became so widely assumed that it almost felt official — like one of those leaks that’s true before it’s true.

And then Glasnow himself went on SiriusXM MLB Network Radio and calmly lit that assumption on fire. He didn’t even dance around it. He didn’t give the usual player-speak. He didn’t “focus on what I can control.” He said the Dodgers front office told him directly that he will not be traded — and that he trusts them.

That alone is significant. But then he went a step further.

“I’ve seen the Tarik Skubal stuff,” Glasnow said. “I think that seems to be relatively real… hopefully we get that done.”

Oh?

That wasn’t just a pitcher acknowledging rumors. That was a core piece of the rotation publicly endorsing the idea of adding the reigning, back-to-back American League Cy Young winner — while simultaneously confirming he’s not part of the cost.

That’s not normal. That’s Dodgers baseball in 2025.

Tyler Glasnow said the quiet part out loud about Tarik Skubal, and Dodgers fans heard everything

Once the trade rumors surfaced during the Winter Meetings, the national assumption was simple: if the Dodgers wanted Skubal, Glasnow would have to go. He's a big salary, a frontline starter, a logical trade chip. It made too much sense — which, in Dodgers land, is often how you know it’s wrong.

Now we know two things at once. One, the Dodgers are telling key players the truth behind closed doors. And two, whatever framework exists for Skubal does not start with Glasnow.

It also says a lot about how Andrew Friedman and this front office operate. They don’t just hoard talent; they manage trust. They’re not letting a major rotation piece twist in the wind while his name trends on social media. They told Glasnow where he stands, and he believed them enough to say it publicly. That matters.

And then there’s the Skubal line — the one that made every Dodgers fan do a double take. Glasnow didn’t dismiss it. He didn’t say “that’s out of my hands.” He said it sounds real. Relatively real. And he said he hopes it gets done.

That’s a teammate already making room in the rotation for a superstar, and it's also a subtle message to the rest of the league: the Dodgers aren’t bluffing. This isn’t smoke. This isn’t offseason boredom. If players inside the clubhouse believe it’s real, there’s a reason for that.

Does it mean Tarik Skubal is definitely coming to Los Angeles? No. Baseball is still baseball. Ownership approval, extensions, leverage — all of it still matters. But what it does mean is that the idea of the Dodgers adding Skubal without subtracting Glasnow is no longer fantasy. It’s now part of the conversation, validated by the guy everyone assumed would be packing his bags.

Dodgers fans have learned to expect the unexpected. But even by those standards, hearing Glasnow casually say “hopefully we get that done” about a Skubal trade while confirming he’s staying put? That’s not just breaking silence. That’s pulling back the curtain.

And if this really is where things are headed — if the Dodgers are this confident, this transparent, this aggressive — then the rest of baseball should probably start bracing itself again. Because when Dodgers players start talking like this out loud, it usually means something big is already in motion.