On Wednesday, Paul Skenes unanimously received the NL Cy Younger Award after posting a 1.97 ERA with 216 strikeouts in 32 begins in 2025. Amidst Skenes’ win, nevertheless, got here rampant hypothesis about his future with the Pirates group.
A report from NJ Advance Media’s Randy Miller quoted an nameless Pirates teammate that allegedly heard Skenes discuss desirous to play for the Yankees and getting traded properly earlier than he reaches free company after the 2029 season. Skenes, nevertheless, shortly shot down this hypothesis.
“I received proven the tweet and received some texts about it. I didn’t assume a lot about it,” Skenes mentioned on a Cy Younger convention name on Wednesday. “I’m on the Pirates. My purpose is to win with the Pirates.”
“I don’t know the place that [report] got here from. I don’t know the reporter. I don’t know the participant that supposedly mentioned that. However the purpose is to win, and the purpose is to win in Pittsburgh.”
Pirates basic supervisor Ben Cherington additionally bluntly gave his reply about the opportunity of buying and selling Skenes on Tuesday on the GM conferences in Las Vegas.
“Paul Skenes goes to be a Pirate in 2026.”
Skenes is the unquestioned face of the Pirates franchise and among the best gamers in baseball. By two seasons, Skenes has a Cy Younger Award and Rookie of the Yr Award, two All-Star Sport alternatives and a 1.96 ERA throughout his first 55 profession begins. The 23-year-old Skenes is underneath membership management via the 2029 season.
