The Milwaukee Brewers will face the Pittsburgh Pirates for a three-game series at home from Monday to Wednesday night week after their four-game series at home this weekend against the St. Louis Cardinals. Milwaukee has a 21-15 record in the National League and is tied for first place in the National League Central standings with the Chicago Cubs.
The Cardinals have a 15-21 record and are in last place. As for the Pittsburgh Pirates, they have a 17-21 record and are in third place in the National League Central standings. They got off to a hot start in 2024 and once again have cooled off.
The Milwaukee Brewers Will Miss Out on Pittsburgh Pirates’ Top Pitching Prospect Paul Skenes After They Called Him Up To the Big Leagues
On Wednesday, Pittsburgh decided to call up its top pitching prospect to the big leagues in right-handed Paul Skenes. He was the number one overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft by the Pirates and played his college baseball with the LSU Tigers. His callup comes less than a year after he was drafted. This is amazing for him. He is the third-ranked prospect in all of baseball, according to MLB.com.
Skenes is only 21 years old. In seven games pitched with the Indianapolis Indiana this season, he had a 0-0 record with a 0.99 ERA. Paul Skenes pitched in 27.1 innings and gave up 17 hits and four runs. He only has walked eight batters and has struck out 45.
Skenes could be the most exciting pitching prospect to be called up from the minor leagues since Stephen Strasburg from the Washington Nationals over a decade ago. The Milwaukee Brewers will be missing out on Skenes because the Pittsburgh Pirates will host the Chicago Cubs for a three-game set this weekend and Pittsburgh has Paul Skenes scheduled to pitch on Saturday.
After that, he probably wouldn’t be eligible to pitch until Thursday and the Brewers are just missing out on him. At some point this year, maybe the Brewers and the Pirates will face each other with him on the mound.
Fans React To Paul Skenes Being Called Up
Livvy Dunne’s reaction to Paul Skenes getting called up to the Pirates 🥹❤️ pic.twitter.com/cXbBWnqEV3
— MLB (@MLB) May 9, 2024
It’s Show time for @Paul_Skenes!
After fanning 45 in 27+ innings at Triple-A, MLB’s top pitching prospect will get the ball for the #Pirates against the Cubs on Saturday: https://t.co/nEX3EF2Fva pic.twitter.com/87jNAnT5Ib
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) May 9, 2024
LSU baseball head coach Jay Johnson on Paul Skenes’ ability as a hitter #Pirates:
“I stand by this, if he was just a hitter for us last year, he would have hit 25-30 home runs and been a First Team All-American position player”
— Austin Bechtold (@AustinRBechtold) May 9, 2024
A lot of people love Paul Skenes’ girlfriend Liv Dunne. However, Skenes should be one of the best pitchers for the next decade in the MLB for the Pirates and he will be a headache to deal with for the Brewers and other MLB teams.