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Paul Skenes
B/T R/R · 6' 6" · 260 lb · born Fullerton, CA, USA · age 24 · draft 2023 rd 1 · MLB debut 2024-05-11
Scout’s note
Skenes, a 2023 first-round pick out of Fullerton, CA, owns a career 2.37 ERA with 516 strikeouts over 429.0 big-league innings. An Index name: one of the game's biggest seasons, watched nightly. No call, because the engine found nothing mispriced to call.
The Wire
△ On the field: Fans praise latest quality start as ace form while analysts flag higher recent ERAs, velocity dips and expected regression from prior seasons.
▲ On cardboard: Collectors actively sell trade and pull Skenes autos relics PSA 10s and inserts from Topps Finest Chrome Pulse and other sets.
X chatter, trailing 7 days · as of 2026-07-12 · newest post 2026-07-11 · summarized by Grok (xAI) · how this works →
The line
Last 14 days: 3 G · 15.1 IP · 6.46 ERA · 16 SO · 1.37 WHIP
| Year | Team | Lvl | G | IP | W–L | SV | ERA | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates | MLB | 23 | 133.0 | 11–3 | 0 | 1.96 | 170 | 0.95 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates | MLB | 32 | 187.2 | 10–10 | 0 | 1.97 | 216 | 0.95 |
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Pirates | MLB | 20 | 108.1 | 8–8 | 0 | 3.57 | 130 | 1.02 |
| MLB CAREER | 75 | 429.0 | 29–21 | 0 | 2.37 | 516 | 0.97 | ||
Bio & season lines: MLB StatsAPI · refreshed nightly · abbreviations →
Current signals
The read: Skenes is in the Index ungraded, on purpose: our pitching signals are stability-tested but not outcome-validated, so no big-league arm gets a board flag or a call — not even one of the best seasons in the sport. The page is here because the player matters; the grade waits for the science.
The card rack
FlagshipPaul Skenes #H165 · 2024 Topps Holiday · 1564 recent sales
His flagship is his rookie — one card, one market.
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Collect Paul Skenes
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