Pirates Calling Up Baseball's Top Pitching Prospect

It's the long-awaited call-up Pittsburgh Pirates fans have been waiting for. The top pitching prospect in the sport has been summoned to The Show, and will make his major league debut on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs.

IT’S PAUL SKENES TIME!

The @Pirates are calling up MLB’s top pitching prospect for his big league debut on Saturday.

More on the 2023 No. 1 overall Draft pick here: https://t.co/zWXFpS3nmi pic.twitter.com/jmDDY4enj5
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 8, 2024

Skenes was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft less than a year ago by the Pirates. The 6'6", 235-pound right-hander is, as described by MLB Pipeline, an imposing presence on the mound. His fastball topped out at 102 mph while in college at LSU.

This season, he has a 0.99 ERA over 7 starts at AAA, a WHIP of 0.91 and a 45:8 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 27 innings.

Paul Skenes was making minor league hitters look SILLY. 😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/0ucCxeCAT5
— MLB (@MLB) May 8, 2024

He'll now join this season's other rookie pitching phenom already on the Pirates' staff, Jared Jones.

Paul Skenes is up and joining Jared Jones...that's gonna be a problem.

The Allegheny Electric Company is ready--Let's go! ⚡️⚡️

Skenes is currently +1700 at @FDSportsbook for Rookie of the Year. 🤫 pic.twitter.com/Hci6AyD9Uw
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 8, 2024

At LSU last year, Skenes struck out a ridiculous 209 batters in just 122 innings while walking only 20 for a 0.75 WHIP.

This should be some kinda fun to watch.