Tarik Skubal to the Dodgers isn’t just a blockbuster trade. It’s the latest warning sign for baseball.

Late Saturday night, the trade the baseball world was anticipating (or dreading) finally came to fruition as the Detroit Tigers traded two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers for three prospects. Hysteria and hand-wringing ensued as the two-time defending World Series champions, already with the largest payroll in the sport, added another elite arm to their loaded rotation.