The Pittsburgh Pirates prospect has not allowed a run and has a ridiculous strikeout rate.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are being cautious with No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes , but the righthanded fireballer may be pushing up any existing timetable by absolutely dominating in Triple-A.
He was unhittable once again on Thursday night in a start for the Pirates' affiliate in Indianapolis, racking up eight strikeouts in 3.1 innings of work while striking out eight batters. The 21-year-old stretched his scoreless streak to 12.2 innings and has now fanned 27 for a ridiculous 19.2 K9 mark, which is both unsustainable and incredibly exciting.Skenes averaged 100.5 mph on his fastball and threw 100+ with 34 of his 43 total four-seamers.
It's not the largest of sample sizes and Skenes has yet to go more than four innings or throw more than 65 pitches in an outing. “We don’t want to go from 0 to 100 right away,” Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said last week. “Paul’s so important to us long term, so we want to be really thoughtful about that.”
The major league club has gotten off to a nice start this season and sits at 11-8, even amid its recent three-game losing streak. It will be interesting to see how Skenes fits into the plans this season, but no matter how that looks, he's obviously going to be a cornerstone for many years to come.
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