Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects: Paul Skenes Continues to Mow Down Opposing Batters
Paul Skenes continues to impress
By Marty Leap
Making his third professional start, Paul Skenes once again flashed why the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him no. 1 overall with another impressive outing on Sunday afternoon
Sunday afternoon Paul Skenes made his third professional start, and second in a row with the Low-A Bradenton Marauders. Just as he had done in his first two starts, the righty continued to show why the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him no. 1 overall in the draft last month.
Skenes pitched two hitless, scoreless innings for the Marauders on Sunday afternoon. The only two base runners he allowed reached via a dropped third strike by catcher Justin Miknis and a fielding error by first baseman Omar Alfonzo.
So far, so good.
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 20, 2023
The @Pirates' Paul Skenes -- MLB's No. 3 prospect -- tossed two no-hit frames for @The_Marauders on Sunday.
Over 4 IP across 3 pro starts:
1 H
0 R
0 BB
5 K pic.twitter.com/VmNmCppfjI
Skenes continues to dominate opposing batters with a high-90s sinker and an absolutely wicked slider. His four-seamed fastball has also hit triple digits on multiple occasions across his three minor league starts.
Through his first three professional starts Skenes has pitched 4 scoreless innings. He has allowed just one hit, has not walked a batter, and he has struck out five. The early returns on Skenes are that he is exactly what the Pirates were expecting with the no. 1 overall pick in the draft.
The next time Skenes toes the rubber it should be with Double-A Altoona. From there, the question will become if Skenes reaches Triple-A before the end of the season or spends the final few weeks of the minor league season with Altoona.
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