The comparisons were loud when Paul Skenes took the mound in his MLB debut last week. As the hype built, Skenes’ name was alongside Stephen Strasburg and Mark Prior as highly anticipated first starts in the big leagues.
Paul Skenes’ promotion to the Pirates’ rotation brought came with plenty of fanfare, but beyond the simple arrival of perhaps the sport’s top pitching prospect, there are also broader implications for his addition to the roster.
Here are adjustments and improvements Paul Skenes should make in his next start, scheduled Friday at the Cubs, and for the longer term.
The Top Ten Prospects by ITD had an interesting week with Paul Skenes making his big league debut. James Wood stays hot, Jackson Holliday may be back on his stride, among much more.
This is one in a weekly update on the top 10 Pittsburgh Pirates prospects. There is a lot to discuss in this week’s update as top Pirates prospect Paul Skenes made his long-anticipated debut.
With Skenes' debut in mind, here are the top five debuts of the past 25 seasons, ranked in inverse order.
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman talk about Paul Skenes’ eventful debut with the Pirates this weekend, the Rockies completing a shocking sweep, the deep- rooted problems the Cardinals are facing and the woeful retirement of Dylan Bundy.
Paul Skenes made his much-anticipated debut for the Pirates on Saturday, ending months of speculation as to when the club would finally call him up. While
Derek Shelton didn’t need to ponder the question long before breaking into a grin. The Pittsburgh Pirates manager was asked what it is like to now have right-handers Paul Skenes, Jared Jones and Mitch Keller in his starting rotation and, more importantly, potentially having the trio together for many years.
On May 11, less than a year after the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him first overall in the 2023 Major League Draft, flamethrowing right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes pitched in his first Major League Baseball (MLB) game.
Paul Skenes made the most anticipated rookie pitching start since Stephen Strasburg. The Giants lose an outfield. Miami fans are unhappy. And other news from MLB.
Paul Skenes delivered four innings with seven strikeouts in a 10-9 win Saturday during his MLB debut. Welcome to Bechtold’s Core Four, where I preview four Pittsburgh Pirates topics, events, or storylines worth following this week.
Paul Skenes has arrived. Ever since spring training, fans have been eagerly awaiting the moment when the Pittsburgh Pirates would call up their top prospect.
PITTSBURGH – It was supposed to be “Skenesmas.” Paul Skenes made his major-league debut on Saturday for the Pittsburgh Pirates. It marked the unveiling of the most-hyped pitching prospect in franchise history – apologies to Kris Benson and Gerrit Cole.
Paul Skenes pitched this weekend, believe it or not. It may feel like half a decade ago after a two hour and 20 minute rain delay, six bases loaded walks
Paul Skenes struck out seven over four-plus innings in his highly anticipated major league debut and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit five home runs in a 10-9 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes mowed down the first two batters he faced in the majors.
The future is now for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who officially added top pitching prospect Paul Skenes to the active roster Saturday to make his much-anticipated debut against the Chicago Cubs.
Gerrit Cole and Paul Skenes were both selected No. 1 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Action Network MLB analyst Kenny Ducey breaks down the arrival of Pirates top prospect Paul Skenes, including how to bet Skenes in the betting market in his debut season.
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Paul Skenes will look to begin to make good on his immense hype when he takes to the mound for his MLB debut against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
MLB has been holding its annual draft since 1965. Over that period, many of the No. 1 overall selections have gone on to have illustrious careers, while others have been complete busts. How many of them can you name in six minutes?
Paul Skenes’ moment has arrived. The Pirates made the big announcement on Wednesday that they are calling up their top pitching prospect.
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