Paul Skenes To Start In The Minors
9 months agoPittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said that the team has told top pitching prospect Paul Skenes that he will start the 2024 season in the minors leagues. Cherington added that there are boxes Skenes must still check, but he will remain in major-league camp in spring training to get his work in. In three Grapefruit League innings, the 21-year-old first overall pick in 2023 has given up a solo home run while striking out three. Skenes, the consensus top pitching prospect in all of baseball, is considered the best overall pitching prospect in the game since Stephen Strasburg. However, he threw only 6 2/3 innings in the minors last year after getting drafted, and the Pirates want to see him get in a little bit more developmental work on the farm before likely bringing him up to the big leagues early in 2024.
Source: Pittsburgh PG - Jason Mackey
Source: Pittsburgh PG - Jason Mackey