Paul Skenes

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The Pirates enter this winter on a quest to augment their offense in a way that could allow them to contend while superstar hurler Paul Skenes is still in town. Skenes is backed by a solid group of pitching options, including veteran Mitch Keller as well as young arms like Braxton Ashcraft and Bubba Chandler…

The Pirates enter this winter on a quest to augment their offense in a way that could allow them to contend while superstar hurler Paul Skenes is still in town. Skenes is backed by a solid group of pitching options, including veteran Mitch Keller as well as young arms like Braxton Ashcraft and Bubba Chandler…

Pirates ace Paul Skenes topped the 2025 pre-arbitration bonus pool, taking home just over $3.4MM, per the Associated Press. He was followed by Cristopher S nchez of the Phillies at $2.7MM and Hunter Brown of the Astros at $2.2MM. The 2022-26 collective bargaining agreement introduced the pre-arb bonus pool as a way for younger players to…

Pirates ace Paul Skenes topped the 2025 pre-arbitration bonus pool, taking home just over $3.4MM, per the Associated Press. He was followed by Cristopher S nchez of the Phillies at $2.7MM and Hunter Brown of the Astros at $2.2MM. The 2022-26 collective bargaining agreement introduced the pre-arb bonus pool as a way for younger players to…