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Updated list of top 50 MLB prospects

Posted on 5/22/24 at 8:48 pm
Posted by TigerCard
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Posted on 5/22/24 at 8:48 pm
This is from ESPN+. Guess who's No. 1....


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1. Paul Skenes, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates

My No. 2 overall prospect in the preseason Top 100, the only negative parts of Skenes' scouting report for the last year-plus have either been searching for holes (his fastball shape wasn't the best for swings and misses) or the general injury risk that comes in the "pitchers who throw hard" category as a whole. After his heavy innings load during LSU's College World Series run last year, Skenes was handled gently early on in pro ball and is now being unleashed in the majors.

He has already added a new pitch less than a year after going No. 1 overall as the best draft pitching prospect in more than a decade. His mid-90s splinker is a mix between a sinker and splitter that basically has no equal in the big leagues due to the elite movement/velocity combination, and he has thrown it 29% of the time over his two big league starts. Skenes was already the best pitching prospect in the sport and just added one of the best pitches in the sport.

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BTW, Dylan Crews is ranked #14 on this list.
This post was edited on 5/22/24 at 8:49 pm
Posted by Btrtigerfan
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Posted on 5/22/24 at 8:59 pm to
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After his heavy innings load during LSU's College World Series run last year


Needs to show their work.

The Johnson's handled him with kit gloves. I can't remember him being over-extended.
Posted by UpToPar
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
22214 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:02 pm to
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His mid-90s splinker is a mix between a sinker and splitter that basically has no equal in the big leagues due to the elite movement/velocity combination, and he has thrown it 29% of the time over his two big league starts. Skenes was already the best pitching prospect in the sport and just added one of the best pitches in the sport.


This is insane.
Posted by UnoMe
Here
Member since Dec 2007
5660 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:04 pm to
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kit gloves.


I’m not sure this mean what you think it means.
Posted by TheWalrus
Member since Dec 2012
40928 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:05 pm to
Is he even a prospect anymore when he’s pitching 6 scoreless innings in the MLB already?
Posted by Tammany Tom
Mandeville
Member since Jun 2004
3235 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:05 pm to
Hate to break the news to you, but Paul Skenes is no longer a MLB prospect. Lol
Posted by TheWalrus
Member since Dec 2012
40928 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:06 pm to
Yes it’s “kid gloves” referring to leather from a young goat
Posted by TigerCard
Cleveland, OH
Member since Nov 2009
894 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:20 pm to
Yeah...I was a little surprised to see that he's still on the list. I guess the thinking is that a top prospect could be bouncing back and forth between the majors and triple A in his first year, although I imagine Skenes will stick. The #2 prospect, Jackson Holliday, a shortstop for Baltimore, was up for 10 games and has been sent back down.
Posted by Jax Teller
Member since Aug 2018
3974 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:21 pm to
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Needs to show their work.

The Johnson's handled him with kid gloves. I can't remember him being over-extended.


He threw 124 pitches against Tulane
Posted by Btrtigerfan
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Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:23 pm to
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He threw 124 pitches against Tulane


Scandalous.
Posted by Btrtigerfan
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Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:24 pm to
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UnoMe


"kid"
Posted by The Seaward
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2006
11358 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:30 pm to
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Needs to show their work. The Johnson's handled him with kid gloves. I can't remember him being over-extended.


I don’t really think he is saying he was misused or mishandled by Johnson. Just a fact that he threw a lot of innings for a college pitcher due to the deep postseason run. He threw the most innings of any college pitcher last year.
Posted by Btrtigerfan
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Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:32 pm to
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He threw the most innings of any college pitcher last year.



This makes sense. LSU played in the most games. Thanks.
Posted by The Seaward
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2006
11358 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:35 pm to
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This makes sense. LSU played in the most games. Thanks.


I agree. I’m not saying he was overused. I don’t think the writer of the article is either.
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
80331 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:37 pm to
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His mid-90s splinker is a mix between a sinker and splitter that basically has no equal in the big leagues due to the elite movement/velocity combination


It’s virtually unhittable.
Posted by Bacon84
Texas
Member since Oct 2012
709 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:45 pm to
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Is he even a prospect anymore when he’s pitching 6 scoreless innings in the MLB already?


this was my thought... when does he transition from prospect to Rookie?
Posted by MrWalkingMan
31st Parallel North
Member since Aug 2010
6540 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 10:05 pm to
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Players in the big leagues are eligible for this update (MLB rookie eligibility rules apply here -- 130 at-bats, 50 innings pitched or 45 days on the active roster), but players projected to lose eligibility in the next week or so are not included.


Any player that hasn't accrued one or more of the above figures is still considered a prospect
Posted by tzimme4
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
28600 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 10:10 pm to
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Hate to break the news to you, but Paul Skenes is no longer a MLB prospect

Yes he is, he hasn't hit the rookie threshold.

James Wood will be #1 when Skenes is gone
This post was edited on 5/22/24 at 10:13 pm
Posted by Ryan3232
Valet driver for TD staff
Member since Dec 2008
25909 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 10:13 pm to
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After his heavy innings load during LSU's College World Series run last year,
They talking about the 3 game CWS championship series where he threw 0 pitches?
Posted by Metaloctopus
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2018
6009 posts
Posted on 5/23/24 at 8:09 am to
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Yeah...I was a little surprised to see that he's still on the list. I guess the thinking is that a top prospect could be bouncing back and forth between the majors and triple A in his first year, although I imagine Skenes will stick. The #2 prospect, Jackson Holliday, a shortstop for Baltimore, was up for 10 games and has been sent back down.


Being considered a "prospect" is simply based on a certain threshold of innings pitched/played in the major leagues. It has nothing to do with how "ready" you are, or anything like that. So as long as he's under that threshold, he's still a prospect.
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