The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking a slow and steady approach with prized pitching prospect Paul Skenes. The hard-throwing right-hander is dominating at Triple-A. Skenes has recorded 34 strikeouts in 17 innings while posting a 0.53 ERA.
FILE - Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes throws in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Port Charlotte, Fla., Monday, March 4, 2024. Skenes has a 0.53 ERA through five starts at Triple-A this season, but Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Wednesday the club is in no rush to call up the top overall pick in the 2023 draft.
Skenes is clearing every hurdle the Pirates are putting in front of him. While his stuff looks ready for major-league hitters — Skenes has posted 34 strikeouts in 17 innings — Pittsburgh remains intent on bringing perhaps the most celebrated pitching prospect in 15 years along slowly. The 71 pitches Skenes threw on Wednesday were his most in a professional start, though Cherington declined to get into specifics on what threshold he’d like to see Skenes get to before deeming him ready for a call-up.
The Pirates have talked to other clubs about how to handle high-end pitching prospects, though Cherington said there is no real blueprint because every pitcher is different.
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