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P2Daily: Paul Skenes Goes Six, Pirates Complete a Trade

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On Tuesday night, Paul Skenes threw six shutout frames in Indianapolis. The top prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates system, and the best pitching prospect in the game, looks like he’s ready.

As I wrote yesterday, I would expect Skenes to make at least one more start in Triple-A. He’s scheduled to start on Sunday in Triple-A, which would be his first two-start week, and first time pitching on four days rest. The start is also going to come against the same Buffalo team he just shut down across six innings. It will be interesting to see how they adjust to his approach.

If that goes well, then Skenes will look ready, and will be in line for a potential May 10th debut in the majors. That said, it won’t matter how well he pitches as a starter if the Pirates maintain their offensive woes in the big leagues.

Those offensive woes didn’t hit the minors, on a night of many home runs throughout the system. Check out the results in the Pirates Prospect Watch.

PIRATES LOSE TO ATHLETICS

The Pirates lost 5-2 to Oakland, and will now look to avoid the sweep on Wednesday.

They got off to a good start, with a solo homer in the first from Connor Joe, who had two hits in the game. Ke’Bryan Hayes added a sacrifice fly in the fourth to tie the game at 2-2.

Mitch Keller allowed three runs on five hits in five innings, with two walks and seven strikeouts. Josh Fleming allowed two runs in two innings of work, and the offense couldn’t battle back.

The Pirates have now dropped to 14-17 on the season, as their offensive struggles continue.

PIRATES COMPLETE BRUBAKER TRADE

The Pittsburgh Pirates completed their trade of JT Brubaker to the Yankees, acquiring infielder Keiner Delgado as the player to be named later. I wrote about the move to add Delgado, who will likely go to Bradenton to play for one of the two lowest level teams this year.

STATCAST HEROES

The minor league Statcast Heroes can be found in the nightly Pirates Prospect Watch.

DAILY VIDEO RUNDOWN

Connor Joe homers in the first inning.

Here are the strikeouts on Tuesday from Paul Skenes.

Nick Gonzales destroyed this ball, giving Indianapolis a brief lead.

Tsung-Che Cheng homered in Altoona.

Charles McAdoo homered twice for Greensboro. This second homer was crushed.

2023 third round pick Garret Forrester hit his first pro home run for Bradenton.

PIRATES PROSPECTS DAILY

Every Tuesday, I release a premium article drop with the top six story topics of the week. This week, my focus was on the young players at the Major League level. Next week will see an update to the prospect rankings. Subscribe to Pirates Prospects on Patreon and check out this week’s articles below.

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TODAY: PIRATES (14-17) VS ATHLETICS (14-17)

Game Time: 3:37 PM EDT
Watch: SportsNet-PIT
Listen: KDKA-FM 93.7

Pirates Starter: Quinn Priester, RHP (0-1, 3.48)
Athletics Starter: Ross Stripling, RHP (0-5, 4.98)

In the Minors…

  • Triple-A: Indianapolis, 11:05 AM – LHP Eric Lauer (2-0, 2.37)
  • Double-A: Altoona, 12:00 PM – RHP Sean Sullivan (0-3, 3.06)
  • High-A: Greensboro, 11:00 AM – RHP Patrick Reilly (1-1, 4.32)
  • Single-A: Bradenton, 6:30 PM – RHP Hung-Leng Chang (0-0, 0.71)

THIS WEEK ON PIRATES PROSPECTS

This week’s featured column for Patreon subscribers looks at the below-average offense of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the idea of replacing hitting coach Andy Haines as a solution.

**Williams: The Pirates Are Severely Lacking on Offense

Jared Jones has been putting up better numbers than any Pirates rookie I can remember for decades. I looked at the early results from the right-hander, who is a Rookie of the Year candidate.

**Jared Jones is Having a Special Start to His MLB Career

The Pirates drafted Henry Davis first overall in 2021, with hopes of getting a power hitting catcher. He’s not hitting for power this year, and grades below-average behind the plate, which might necessitate a change.

**Henry Davis Has Questions on Both Sides of His Game

Paul Skenes is schedule for a two-start week this week, for the first time in his pro career. As the top prospect gets to a regular workload, I look at when he might arrive in the Majors, and how many innings he might throw.

**When Will Paul Skenes Arrive in the Majors?

The Pirates went with Jared Triolo as their starting second baseman out of Spring Training, which was a move that was deserved. After his early results, and early results from Nick Gonzales in Triple-A, they might need to make a change.

**Jared Triolo Looks Like a Major Leaguer, But Not a Starter

Depth is going to be crucial for the 2024 Pirates to have a winning season. They’ve already seen a few players step up to contribute in the Majors. I looked at five depth options who have excelled this year, led by RHP Hunter Stratton.

**Five Depth Options Who Have Excelled For the 2024 Pirates

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Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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