As Paul Skenes gears up for his widely-anticipated debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates, it’s easy to draw parallels with Gerrit Cole. Both right-handed pitchers were drafted out of college with the first pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
After tossing only 34 innings in the minors, Paul Skenes is set to make his highly anticipated MLB debut. Here's how other heralded prospects performed after short stays in the minors.
Paul Skenes has certainly earned his promotion to the major leagues. His statistics are proof of that. The Pirates plan to call the big right-hander up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates are finally promoting pitching prospect Paul Skenes to make his MLB debut on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park. Skenes, who played his junior collegiate season at LSU after transferring from the Air Force Academy, is in a relationship with social media sensation Livvy Dunne.
Two months after getting word from Ben Cherington that he'd be starting this season in the minor leagues, Paul Skenes has apparently checked off the necessary boxes and is ready to make his Pittsburgh debut. Skenes, the Pirates' No.
After quelling talk of promoting Paul Skenes to the major leagues this weekend, the Pittsburgh Pirates have done just that. Skenes will debut on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park.
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Wednesday that they are promoting right-hander Paul Skenes, the top pitching prospect in baseball, and he is expected to start Saturday's home game against the Chicago Cubs.
On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates called up the top pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, starting pitcher Paul Skenes, who will make his first major league start Saturday against the Chicago Cubs.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are in dire need of a spark and 2023 No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes should provide at least that.
After dominating minor league baseball for the first month of the 2024 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have finally promoted the 2023 #1 overall pick, Paul Skenes.
Paul Skenes’ moment has arrived. The Pirates made the big announcement on Wednesday that they are calling up their top pitching prospect.
The wait is finally over. The Pittsburgh Pirates are promoting prized pitching prospect Paul Skenes from Triple-A Indianapolis. Skenes will make his major league debut against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday at 4:05 ET at PNC Park.
Less than a year after being drafted first overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, star pitching prospect Paul Skenes is ready for his MLB debut.
The rumored major league debut of Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Paul Skenes is apparently just that – a rumor. Skenes, the No. 3 prospect in major league baseball, was rumored to get the call in time to start against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park this weekend.
Paul Skenes isn’t just the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospect, but he’s also the best prospect in all of baseball. But on Sunday, Skenes dealt with the first bit of adversity since becoming a professional.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are trying to let star pitching prospect Paul Skenes develop in the minor leagues but he doesn't seem like he needs much more seasoning.
All the focus for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the early part of 2024 has been on when ace prospect Paul Skenes will make his Major League debut. However, perhaps we should all be focusing on ace prospect Jared Jones, who is already at the big league level - and dominating.
Despite a dominant run at Triple-A to start the season, Paul Skenes is not being called up yet by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Triple-A Indianapolis put on social media that he is set to start for the team again on Sunday.
Every player has their own routine to warm up for a game. However, top MLB pitching prospect Paul Skenes certainly has a unique method of warming up for a game to an audiobook.
Many fans wonder how long it will take before the Pirates call up the generational prospect.
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