2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
2.25
WHIP
1.00
K
21
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Skenes, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft, is such a good pitching prospect that the most interesting thing to discuss with him is when he will make his big-league debut. He tallied 122.2 innings for LSU and 6.2 innings across stops at rookie ball, Single-A and Double-A last season (129.1 total innings), so there shouldn't be any notable workload restrictions in his age-22 season beyond the normal care teams show their most prized young arms. Additionally, if Skenes were to spend a full year in the majors and win rookie of the year, the Pirates would be rewarded with a Prospect Promotion Incentive draft pick at the end of the first round in 2025. The 6-foot-6 righty boasts two potential 80-grade pitches in his fastball (sits 99-100 mph, touches 103) and mid-80s slider. He has started throwing his upper-80s changeup more, and that looks like a potential third elite offering. The only things that could derail an ascent to ace status in a few years are injuries and/or unforeseen command issues. Skenes is generally seen as the best college pitching prospect since Stephen Strasburg, and Strasburg made 11 starts in the upper-levels of the minors before making his big-league debut. That could be Skenes' path as well, but there are different incentives in place now, so he will be appointment viewing in spring training games for as long as he remains in big-league camp. Read Past Outlooks
Another strong outing
Skenes didn't factor into the decision Thursday against the Giants, allowing one run on six hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out three.
ANALYSIS
While Thursday's outing wasn't as dominant as Skenes' 11-strikeout performance in his previous start, the rookie right-hander was still effective, coaxing a pair of key double-play balls to limit the Giants to just one run and post his second straight quality start. However, the Pirates bullpen would implode late, leaving Skenes with a no-decision in an eventual 7-6 loss. Skenes now sports a 2.25 ERA with a 1.00 WHIP and an impressive 21:4 K:BB through his first three starts (16 innings). He's currently in line for a road matchup with the Tigers in his next outing.
While Thursday's outing wasn't as dominant as Skenes' 11-strikeout performance in his previous start, the rookie right-hander was still effective, coaxing a pair of key double-play balls to limit the Giants to just one run and post his second straight quality start. However, the Pirates bullpen would implode late, leaving Skenes with a no-decision in an eventual 7-6 loss. Skenes now sports a 2.25 ERA with a 1.00 WHIP and an impressive 21:4 K:BB through his first three starts (16 innings). He's currently in line for a road matchup with the Tigers in his next outing.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
92
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
92
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What part of the game does Paul Skenes generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-26%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-26%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .179 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .241 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .179 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .241 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-100%
ERA on Road
2024
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.60 | 1.50 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 2.7 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 0.00 | 0.17 | 6.0 | 16.5 | 1.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.60 | 1.50 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.00 | 0.17 | 6.0 | 16.5 | 1.5 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Paul Skenes compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
5.25K/9
11.8BB/9
2.3HR/9
0.6Fastball
99.3 mphERA
2.25WHIP
1.00BABIP
.313GB/FB
2.22Left On Base
82.2%Exit Velocity
81.5 mphBarrels/BBE
2.2%Spin Rate
2175 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
12.4%Swinging Strike
17.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Just one more minor-league start?
Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette expects Skenes to make one more start with Triple-A Indianapolis before potentially joining the Pittsburgh rotation May 10 against the Cubs.
ANALYSIS
Skenes made his sixth start of the season Tuesday for Indianapolis, and he delivered another impressive performance with seven strikeouts over a season-high six scoreless innings. The 2023 first overall pick stretched out to 75 pitches, which is his highest count as a professional. Skenes has given up just one run over 23 innings during his time at Triple-A, as he's clearly proven himself ready for MLB competition. It's now just a waiting game before the Pirates promote him.
Skenes made his sixth start of the season Tuesday for Indianapolis, and he delivered another impressive performance with seven strikeouts over a season-high six scoreless innings. The 2023 first overall pick stretched out to 75 pitches, which is his highest count as a professional. Skenes has given up just one run over 23 innings during his time at Triple-A, as he's clearly proven himself ready for MLB competition. It's now just a waiting game before the Pirates promote him.
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Dominant in first MLB win
Skenes (1-0) earned the win over the Cubs on Friday, issuing just one walk while striking out 11 over six hitless, scoreless innings.
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Fans seven in MLB debut
Skenes came away with a no-decision in Saturday's 10-9 win over the Cubs, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks over four-plus innings. He struck out seven.
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Set for big-league debut
Skenes' contract was purchased from Triple-A Indianapolis ahead of his big-league debut Saturday against the Cubs.
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Making MLB debut Saturday
The Pirates announced that Skenes will be promoted from Triple-A Indianapolis to start Saturday against the Cubs at PNC Park.
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Next outing will be at Triple-A
Pirates manager Derek Shelton said Monday that Skenes is scheduled to make another start with Triple-A Indianapolis this week, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
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