Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul Skenes has thrown 2,591 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2023 and 2024, all of them occuring in the MLB Regular Season. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (99mph) and Sinker (94mph), also mixing in a Slider (86mph), Curve (83mph) and Change (88mph).
In 2024, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, has an obvious tail, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has heavy sinking action, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has slightly above average velo. Their slider results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, has short glove-side cut and has less than expected depth. Their curve is much harder than usual, has little depth and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their change generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, has an obvious armside fade, dives down out of the zone and is much firmer than usual.