[分享] Paul Skenes 官網球探報告

來源：https://www.mlb.com/prospects/top100/paul-skenes-694973

Scouting grades: Fastball: 80 | Slider: 70 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 60 | Overall: 65

After two years at Air Force and two summers pitching for Team USA, Skenes transferred to Louisiana State for his junior season, helping lead the Tigers to a Men's College World Series title in 2023. A former two-way player who reached double digits in wins and home runs with Air Force in 2022, Skenes' focus on pitching helped cement him as the best college pitching prospect since Stephen Strasburg. So did an other-worldly junior campaign that earned him SEC pitcher of the year honors while leading all Division I pitchers in strikeouts, K/9 and WHIP. The Pirates set a Draft record by giving him a $9.2 million bonus as last year's No. 1 overall pick and let him get his feet wet with a handful of professional outings that ended in Double-A.

Skenes’ velocity started to spike during the fall at LSU. It carried over to his incredible spring in Baton Rouge, averaging 98 mph and topping out at 102 mph with his fastball, with a flat approach angle and carry that make it very difficult to hit, as evidenced by a 30 percent miss rate on it last spring. His slider turned into the best secondary pitch in the class. In the Minors, it's thrown largely in the upper 80s with sharp break that elicited ridiculous swing-and-miss rates (62 percent). His 89-93 mph changeup might be his third pitch, but don’t be surprised if it’s a third plus pitch as a pro as he learns to land the fading offspeed offering in the zone more consistently.

At 6-foot-6 and 235 pounds, Skenes brings an imposing presence to the mound. A former catcher, he’s athletic on the hill, repeating his delivery well and filling the strike zone exceedingly well, especially given his premium stuff. He has all the makings of a frontline starter, one who should not take very long to make his presence felt in Pittsburgh.

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空軍官校讀兩年以後轉學LSU，轉學前是二刀流，拿過兩位數勝投跟全壘打的紀錄。轉學後專心當投手成為天才小史以後最好的大學投手新秀。海盜隊去年用狀元籤選他並給他破紀錄的920萬鎂簽約金，之後讓他在職業層級稍微試一下水溫。

速球均速98英哩+極速102英哩並帶有難以擊中的尾勁，去年春天（在大學）有著30%的揮空率。滑球被評為同屆選秀最好的變化球，球速近90英哩且變化銳利，在小聯盟有著荒謬的62%揮空率。第三好的武器是89-93英哩變速球，也有plus等級。

身高6呎6吋體重235磅，站在投手丘上展現驚人的氣勢。作為一名前捕手他也展現不錯的運動能力，能固定住投球動作並且把球丟到好球帶中。整體來說有著所有成為前段輪值投手的素質，應該不需要花太久就能讓匹茲堡球迷感受到他的存在感。

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