Bubba Chandler could be in the big leagues for the Pittsburgh Pirates alongside Paul Skenes sooner rather than later.
Pittsburgh Pirates' ace Paul Skenes and top pitching prospect Bubba Chandler have already become well acquainted with each other.spoke about how he and Skenes spent some time together last offseason. Through the time spent together, Chandler noted how similar pitchers he and Skenes are and the two share a very similar warm-up routine before they pitch.
Chandler and Skenes may soon be in the big leagues atop the Pirates' rotation. Chandler is the Pirates' top-ranked prospect and No. 15 in baseball by MLB Pipeline. MLB Pipeline also tabbed Chandler asAcross Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis, Chandler was 10-7 with a 3.08 ERA over 26 appearances, including 23 starts and struck out 148 batters over 119.2 innings pitched. He also held opponents to a .189 batting average and had a 1.02 WHIP.
"Every single time I touch the field, I'm gonna give everything I got," Chandler said. "Just showing guys that I really care about team success and not my success. With team success comes individual success."
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