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The Pirates announced Wednesday on social media that they are calling up right-hander Paul Skenes, the organization's top pitching prospect and a top-10 prospect across all of MLB. 5.11.24 pic ...
Which brings us to the other component of Skenes’ call-up: pacing. The idea is for him to be hitting his stride in the summer and down the stretch, rather than unleashing his best in April and May.
Skenes earned his call-up after seven starts at Triple-A Indianapolis this season. He threw 27 1/3 innings and recorded 45 strikeouts, with only eight walks, and a 0.99 ERA and 0.91 WHIP.
Paul David Skenes (/ s k iː n z /, born May 29, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024. He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Skenes pitched four innings, giving up three runs and scattering six hits, while throwing a total of 84 pitches. Those numbers belie some of his electric stuff, as he struck out seven batters and ...
Fans and prognosticators alike pined for a call-up. And with each minor-league start, the calls grew louder . Eventually the Pirates, pushed by the sheer excellence of Skenes’ minor-league ...
Skenes’ first pitch to Betts on Wednesday was a 101 mph fastball at the bottom of the zone for strike one. His second offering was a 101 mph fastball at the top of the zone that Betts swung ...
Those numbers add up to 210 pitches, 16.6 pitches per inning and 4.5 pitches per batter faced. MLB pitchers entered Friday averaging 16.7 pitches per inning and 3.9 pitches per batter faced ...