Aaron Boone not shocked by Tarik Skubal, Dodgers trade after Yankees fell short

CHICAGO – A morning after what seemed inevitable actually came to fruition – the Dodgers acquiring Tarik Skubal – the Yankees more or less shrugged their shoulders.“Not shocked,” manager Aaron Boone said at Wrigley Field.“You knew Skubal, it seemed like he was available the last few days.

So not shocked, knowing the system the Dodgers had.”The Yankees and Brewers were viewed as the other two teams at the finish line trying to land the Tigers ace, The Post’s Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman reported, but instead the rich got richer as Skubal went to the two-time defending World Series champions to bolster a stacked rotation.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.

The Yankees’ biggest need is bats, but in a market not flush with difference-making hitters, they could have hammered a strength by upgrading their rotation.As it is, they hope to enter a playoff series with a rotation of Cam Schlittler, Max Fried and Gerrit Cole, with Carlos Rodón (if he can get healthy) and Ryan Weathers or Will Warren in the wings.“I think we have a great rotation,” Schlittler said.

“Good for [the Dodgers], really.I don’t really have an opinion on it.

I don’t really care that much.Good for them.

We still got a job to do.Got a lot to focus on before even worrying about playing that team again. “I still like our chances, fully healthy, against a lineup like that and a rotation like that.

I don’t know anything about the prospects really, but yeah, good for the Dodgers, I guess.”To acquire Skubal, the Dodgers sent a trio of prospects – outfielder Zyhir Hope and pitchers River Ryan and Brady Smith – to the Tigers, who entered Sunday 2 1/2 games back of the final AL wild card.“They’re playing by the rules,” Boone said.“They’re trying to better their team.

Every team has decisions to make this time of year, where we’re dealing with a bunch of...