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re: For those who Follow the MLB, is Skenes a Top 5 pitcher in the league already?
Posted on 6/5/24 at 10:18 pm to MrWalkingMan
Posted on 6/5/24 at 10:18 pm to MrWalkingMan
Chapman put up a couple of 104 mph pitches in relief. Had a 103 mph slider.
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Posted on 6/5/24 at 10:26 pm to doubleb
Skenes needs to get thru 6. He might need a 110 pitch count.
Posted on 6/5/24 at 11:01 pm to doubleb
Name the best 5
Posted on 6/5/24 at 11:20 pm to Solo Cam
quote:
Name the best 5
Ditto
I bet he's has the most potential right now.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 6:47 am to Morpheus
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For those who Follow the MLB, is Skenes a Top 5 pitcher in the league already?
He’s second best on the pirates right now.
Which is not a slight on Skenes.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 7:33 am to Morpheus
Yes
Posted on 6/6/24 at 8:18 am to Morpheus
Since his callup on May 11th, he ranks 32nd in WAR according to FanGraphs (behind Nola at 26).
Once he's allowed to go longer in games and eat innings, he'll shoot up the rankings quickly.
Once he's allowed to go longer in games and eat innings, he'll shoot up the rankings quickly.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 8:24 am to JW6
I dontthink people realize how many good pitchers are in MLB right now.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 8:24 am to Morpheus
Probably top 3
1. Nola
2. Gausman
3.Skenes
Jk jk
1. Nola
2. Gausman
3.Skenes
Jk jk
Posted on 6/6/24 at 8:27 am to Morpheus
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For those who Follow the MLB, is Skenes a Top 5 pitcher in the league already?
Top 5 pitcher in the MLB means you're a Cy Young type arm that season. He's not there yet.
But he's got insane potential to be that, even in year 2.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 8:29 am to AlwysATgr
I'd hope so considering he was the #1 pick and hyped as much as Strasburg, who was considered one of the greatest pitching prospect.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 8:40 am to Zappas Stache
quote:When people K against you your pitch count will rise
Skenes has to become more efficient so his pitch count doesn't get so high by the 6th inning .
His strike to pitch ratio is good. He can’t make the hitters make contact
For example mlb average is 62% of pitches thrown are strikes. Over 65% is considered very good
Skenes sits at 67% of pitches thrown are strikes. There isn’t a way for him to be more efficient unless your suggestion is he throw easier so people can hit him
This post was edited on 6/6/24 at 8:40 am
Posted on 6/6/24 at 8:45 am to Solo Cam
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Name the best 5
At the moment?
Zach Wheeler
Corbin Burnes
Chris Sale
Luis Gil
Shota Imanga
This isn’t even including guys like Valdez, Snell, Cole, Bieber, Nola, Strider, Glasnow, Fried, & Lopez from Minny.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 9:04 am to Zappas Stache
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Then Ohtani put one in the seats….
You realize calling pitches with a 7-0 lead is a little different than doing so in a close game?
Posted on 6/6/24 at 10:28 am to lsupride87
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Skenes sits at 67% of pitches thrown are strikes. There isn’t a way for him to be more efficient unless your suggestion is he throw easier so people can hit him
right now teams seem to be fouling him off a ton. Which is probably the strategy. just get a piece of it and wear him down.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 10:37 am to Morpheus
No
Posted on 6/6/24 at 12:12 pm to Zappas Stache
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Skenes has to become more efficient so his pitch count doesn't get so high by the 6th inning .
Can't really help it if guys are fouling them off.
He threw alot of fastballs yesterday, which was probably the main cause of that. As others pointed out, if he starts mixing in some offspeed pitches more, those pitch counts probably come down.
But he had faced 7 batters through 2 innings. He threw 33 pitches; 19 of those to 3 batters. I believe he struck out 2 of them, but those 3 guys probably fouled off half a dozen pitches.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 12:44 pm to Faulk2Tyler
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I don't think people realize how many good pitchers are in MLB right now.
I don't disagree, but now that LSU's season is over, I'm starting to consume a little more MLB content. Lots of talk of the balls being deader this year. Mostly anecdotal, though. If there's data to support it, I haven't seen it.
Not taking away from the number of good pitchers, although the game has changed so much that it's helped lower starter's non-counting stats. They're only asked to go 6 or 7 max usually and 2 or 3 times through the lineup. Part of that is because there's so many good back end bullpen guys. Just about everybody who trots out of the pen from the 7th inning on throws 97+. It's crazy. Hell, just about every good college teams has back end guys running it up there 95+. Insane how much it's changed.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 12:53 pm to Hot Carl
Game has certainly changed, pitchers aren't asked to throw 120+ pitches and go 9 innings anymore. A pitcher who can get into the 7th with around 100 pitchers and a sub 3.00 ERA is an ace. Now spin rates are all the rage, along with the data that is tracked.
However, saying Skenes is a top 5 already is just LSU fans being biased. He is having a great start to his pro league, yet you have other rookie pitchers who are performing as well. Not to mention the tons of other young ppl there and former unknowns who are currently dominating.
Can Skenes be considered a top 5? Well yeah if he pitches like this all year but after 5 starts it's all just premature.
However, saying Skenes is a top 5 already is just LSU fans being biased. He is having a great start to his pro league, yet you have other rookie pitchers who are performing as well. Not to mention the tons of other young ppl there and former unknowns who are currently dominating.
Can Skenes be considered a top 5? Well yeah if he pitches like this all year but after 5 starts it's all just premature.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 12:55 pm to Morpheus
Time will reveal that - I wouldn't say you could say that just yet with this small of a samples size and teams adjusting as is always the case.
But the sheer stuff gives him that opportunity.
But the sheer stuff gives him that opportunity.
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