Life is good for Paul Skenes. Seriously, he’s got it better than 90 percent of America.
The 2023 No. 1 overall pick out of LSU is the new hope the Pittsburgh Pirates need as the current season and games under .500 fleet in a negative direction. The best hope for a shutdown ace the organization has seen since Gerrit Cole this century.
Skenes, 21, signed for an MLB record $9.2 million after being selected in July. He totaled insane numbers as a Tiger after transferring from Air Force for his junior campaign. Skenes was named the 2023 National Pitcher and Player of the Year, SEC Pitcher of the Year, College World Series Most Outstanding Player and a consensus First-Team All-American.