Paul Skenes is breaking records...

We did make a mistake here, Paul Skenes did not invent the splinker however he did discover it on his own by mistake. Jhoan Duran was the first to throw it until Skenes came up with a similar pitch. Both pitches have very similar qualities Duran's being slightly faster with a little less movement (closer to a sinker) and Skenes' being the opposite (closer to a splitter).

0.99 ERA with 45Ks thru 27 innings is absolute madness...

8:13 “every 100 mph pitch he threw this game was a strike” Jesus.

The overlay of the pitch tunnelling is fantastic

That splinker is like a flamethrowers version of a knuckleball lmao

Paul left the AF Academy prior to the start of his Jr year due to the obligation to serve in the Air Force post graduation and once he knew he had a great chance of being drafted he knew he had to leave. The Air Force will generally allow members to go play professional sports but, if need be can call you back and Paul, understandably didn’t want that to happen. He’s also said he would like to serve at some point in his life.

How does a simple mustache make a 22 year old look 38?

Damn had no idea how dominate his early career was, sick vid!

The most exciting thing about paul skenes for me is that his mechanics are SO good compared to a lot of the injured fireballers we've seen in the last 5-ish years. It's Verlander-esque, and I know he had TJ, but it took him a helluva lotta pitches to get that injury.

Ironic that I was linked to this video from your video on UCL injuries that advocated pitchers feel less pressure to throw gas 😢

Skenes is the man! I met him at the Monterrey Bay Fish Grotto a few weeks back. Such a nice guy. I was surprised by how tall he was.

Pretty impressive. Hope Pirates win a championship with him. I love their stadium and their fans deserve a championship. They have a number of years to build a team around him. We've seen this story before. Throwing consistently 100+ mph isn't good for anyone's arm. He's not superman. I thought what they said about Strasburg was BS and he'd be fine. Break all the records he wants, but it's going to shorten his MLB career. Hope his arm doesn't wear out by 2030. He'll then become a free agent and get his payday. Probably go to the Yankees, Dodgers, or Phillies $$$.

The only pitcher since Nolan Ryan to pitch like this so consistently😮

8:48 You can't ignore Skenes's teammate JARED JONES for ROTY either... Pirates are spoiled with starting pitching now.

2:58 he gave up a homer in AAA props to the guy who hit it

This video gave me the goosebumps. Excellent work.

We already love Skenes in Pittsburgh!

Best prospect since Kenny Powers

finally decided to watch this after a week because i wanted to see him start again, he just did yesterday and he was insane since his debut i have call this man a future legend, i still believe he will, alongside Sasaki, he is the best 22 yr old pitcher in the world

“Paul Skenes my mom is single I need you bro” is wild 😂😂😂