If you build it, well, you know the rest.
Paul Skenes is built different. 6’6” right-handed pitchers that throw upwards of 100 mph don’t grow on trees and certainly can’t be missed when complemented by a wipeout slider.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Skenes No. 1 overall out of LSU in the 2023 MLB Draft after winning the College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award and setting the LSU and SEC single-season strikeout records.
Skenes holds the capability to single-handedly alter the trajectory of a franchise, similar to comparisons of Stephen Strasburg and Gerrit Cole.