Pirates promoting Skenes

[Cedrique]

They shoulda let him develop in minors longer. Needed more practice.

Yes! He needed "seasoning"

 

[navamind]

The maintenance innings until they called up Skenes was laughable. The Marlins are doing the same thing with Max Meyer. These kids getting dragged along by their organizations for service-time manipulation is getting out of control.

hopefully MLB will do what they did with Rutschman as a rookie and reward these players a full year of service time

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Officially starting ASG

 

[fightinfunbags]

Officially starting ASG

Craziest part - he’s played 11 MLB games and no one should have any issue with this. When you look at the arms that won’t be available to pitch he really was the best choice. He’s the guy everyone wants to see and we get to see him against top of AL order

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Craziest part - he’s played 11 MLB games and no one should have any issue with this. When you look at the arms that won’t be available to pitch he really was the best choice. He’s the guy everyone wants to see and we get to see him against top of AL order

Yeah, if I’m a hitter I’m asking to bat 9th

 

[msgkings322]

Officially starting ASG

5th rookie ever to do so

 

[Think McFly Think]

5th rookie ever to do so

That was good trivia, calsnow guessed all my guesses before I had a chance to make it in there, that’s one of my favorite threads on here even for the learning experience/passing on trivia to friends and family too. I know you partake with your Dad, same. Lol

 

[msgkings322]

That was good trivia, calsnow guessed all my guesses before I had a chance to make it in there, that’s one of my favorite threads on here even for the learning experience/passing on trivia to friends and family too. I know you partake with your Dad, same. Lol

Yeah it's a two way street, my dad gives me ones that I bring here (like that one) and vice versa lol

 

[Think McFly Think]

Yeah it's a two way street, my dad gives me ones that I bring here (like that one) and vice versa lol

Yeah, I message him sometimes if I and he have time about the older generations of players. He’s a pretty big baseball nut.

If they’re not well known HOF’ers, they are pretty much out of my wheelhouse but when I see the answers I always read about the players afterwards.

 

[msgkings322]

Yeah, I message him sometimes if I and he have time about the older generations of players. He’s a pretty big baseball nut.

If they’re not well known HOF’ers, they are pretty much out of my wheelhouse but when I see the answers I always read about the players afterwards.

Baseball is best for that, so much history, easy to track individual stats and stories, and unlike the other big sports it was a much bigger deal in the past so there's more lore and recognizable people to learn about. All the sports have evolved but baseball is closest to its roots. 1940s/1950s NBA or NFL is like, who cares?

 

[navamind]

Officially starting ASG

I'm cool with that. He's the most exciting pitcher in baseball right now, what better opportunity to showcase him in front of a national audience?

 

[dare2be]

I'm cool with that. He's the most exciting pitcher in baseball right now, what better opportunity to showcase him in front of a national audience?

It was incredible watching him face off against Ohtani for the first time. 3 pitch strikeout. Ohtani got the better of him the next at bat, though.

 

[Cedrique]

I'm cool with that. He's the most exciting pitcher in baseball right now, what better opportunity to showcase him in front of a national audience?

And imagine his value after that. They can flip him for a haul not seen since the Herschel Walker deal back in the day.

 

[Diamondeye]

And imagine his value after that. They can flip him for a haul not seen since the Herschel Walker deal back in the day.

Can we at least wait a couple years before the inevitable trade talk starts? Lol

 

[fightinfunbags]

Can we at least wait a couple years before the inevitable trade talk starts? Lol

My cousin lives in Pittsburgh and we are really tight. He and I have been saying for years that we want the Pirates to find that one guy that they can do a Braves-like Acuna deal where you throw a bunch of years and guaranteed money at a kid so that you can get cost certainty. I know how much your community loves baseball and the Buccos. It’s a fucking crime what ownership does with that franchise. I’m praying they give Skenes like 8 years $200 million and he’s foolish enough to take it. Then he’s a Pirate until he’s 30 and you let the Yankees overpay him $60 million a season on the back end of his career.

 

[Diamondeye]

My cousin lives in Pittsburgh and we are really tight. He and I have been saying for years that we want the Pirates to find that one guy that they can do a Braves-like Acuna deal where you throw a bunch of years and guaranteed money at a kid so that you can get cost certainty. I know how much your community loves baseball and the Buccos. It’s a fucking crime what ownership does with that franchise. I’m praying they give Skenes like 8 years $200 million and he’s foolish enough to take it. Then he’s a Pirate until he’s 30 and you let the Yankees overpay him $60 million a season on the back end of his career.

I would love to see it, but I tend to doubt that Skenes would sign something like that, as he is likely to win a lot in arbitration to bridge the gap to his big payday.

Saying that, I was surprised Mitch Keller signed long-term with the Pirates at a discount for what he could have gotten in free agency, so you never know.

I honestly don't see Bob Nutting paying out two big pitching contracts, though.

 

[Mebert]

I am not sure Skenes is ready to be called up yet. Needs more time