No other player has dominated any level of professional baseball this season like Pittsburgh Pirates phenom Paul Skenes has dominated Triple-A.
Through four starts, the first overall pick of the 2023 MLB Draft has struck out 27 with five hits allowed in 12 2/3 innings. His ERA is 0. He has faced 47 batters total, which bears out to a 57.4% strikeout rate. According to Baseball America's Carlos Collazo, Skenes is averaging 100.2 mph on his fastball, higher than every starter in MLB.
Paul Skenes, 8Ks in 3.1 innings. pic.twitter.com/U3P5RSfBGo
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 18, 2024
That sounds and looks like a pitcher who is more than MLB ready, right?