We did make a mistake here, Paul Skenes did not invent the splinker however he did discover it on his own by mistake. Jhoan Duran was the first to throw it until Skenes came up with a similar pitch. Both pitches have very similar qualities Duran's being slightly faster with a little less movement (closer to a sinker) and Skenes' being the opposite (closer to a splitter).
Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” And that is the Lord Jesus Christ. John 3:16-17. 16 For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son so who so ever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Romans 10:9 “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God has raised Jesus Christ from the grave you will be saved.” God bless everybody that is reading this prayers for you all and your family in Jesus Christ name amen 🙏😊
Duran is also the all-time leader in 4SFB velo and splitter velo since PITCHf/x began tracking in '07 and over multiple seasons too. Let's tame our expectations with Skenes and his power. We've seen Strasburg, Syndergaard, deGrom, Snell, Sale, Severino, Eovaldi, etc. all ebb and flow with regards to performance and velo. Can't forget the adrenaline factor with someone so green to the atmosphere.
The arm side running version is almost like a 95mph screwball. Terrifying. If he can add some bite to his regular breaking ball he will be the most complete pitcher I've ever seen.
The most exciting thing about paul skenes for me is that his mechanics are SO good compared to a lot of the injured fireballers we've seen in the last 5-ish years. It's Verlander-esque, and I know he had TJ, but it took him a helluva lotta pitches to get that injury.
Paul left the AF Academy prior to the start of his Jr year due to the obligation to serve in the Air Force post graduation and once he knew he had a great chance of being drafted he knew he had to leave. The Air Force will generally allow members to go play professional sports but, if need be can call you back and Paul, understandably didn’t want that to happen. He’s also said he would like to serve at some point in his life.
Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” And that is the Lord Jesus Christ. John 3:16-17. 16 For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son so who so ever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Romans 10:9 “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God has raised Jesus Christ from the grave you will be saved.” God bless everybody that is reading this prayers for you all and your family in Jesus Christ name amen 🙏😊
@@chrislamont6936 On Aug. 20, 1974, in a game against the Detroit Tigers, then Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan pitched an 11-inning complete game 1-0 loss. He was clocked at 100.9 mph, in the ninth inning.
It's way too early to be talking about Ryan.Ryan was a freak of nature. ...Luis Tiant threw in the 100 mph club before he blew out his arm for Cleveland..before surgery to fix it was available. Then he learned how to pitch by tricking and out thinking hitters. Throwing 100 is one thing ...doing without major injury is another.
Steven was pushed to quickly that's what hurt him they are letting his body develop which is a great thing. I'm really excited for this kid and hopefully can see him play live soon.
Pretty impressive. Hope Pirates win a championship with him. I love their stadium and their fans deserve a championship. They have a number of years to build a team around him. We've seen this story before. Throwing consistently 100+ mph isn't good for anyone's arm. He's not superman. I thought what they said about Strasburg was BS and he'd be fine. Break all the records he wants, but it's going to shorten his MLB career. Hope his arm doesn't wear out by 2030. He'll then become a free agent and get his payday. Probably go to the Yankees, Dodgers, or Phillies $$$.
I mean, we heard this same stuff about Kerry Wood and Mark Pryor. He's one injury away from being "who was that dude who pitched for the Pirates?". I love hearing about young talent like this, but have grown overly-skeptical about where they will be in 2, 5 or 10 years.
He has the mechanics of a young Nolan Ryan. Only difference this young man has control and an arsenal of different pitches. If he stays healthy he's going to be something to see. Good luck young man. ❤️⚾⚡🔥⚾
Nolan Ryan was said to have thrown 108 mph. The way they calculated speed velocity years was different than today and if Ryan was clocked using today's calculations he would be able to throw 108 mph. Bob Feller was another guy many years before Ryan and threw an astounding 104 mph ⚾⚡🔥❤️
94 with movement Is more dangerous than 100 straight. his fastball and splitter seem to both move . but you got to command it. Maddux made a career throwing 87 with movement and command
Hes had excellent command and his splinker gets like 15+ inches of drop every damn time. If he can avoid injury i think hell be alright. Edit: vertical drop, not counting the horizontal run it usuall has.
finally decided to watch this after a week because i wanted to see him start again, he just did yesterday and he was insane since his debut i have call this man a future legend, i still believe he will, alongside Sasaki, he is the best 22 yr old pitcher in the world
Will you please do some more nerdy/analytical baseball stats as you did in your Kyle Schwarber video? I’m a big fan of baseball, stats, and how things have changed regarding numbers. Especially OBP equaling runs
Mine started at 23 by 25 I was done. The pitch angle he throws it is the same angle slot I had with a power curve I threw directly at the batter. Untouchable pitch. Froze every batter that scene it. Rocket arms belong in the bullpen. To prevent injuries down the road.
It makes sense. Recovery is better now than it ever has been, and if you have a deep enough bullpen, why not make frequent substitutions so that all your pitchers can throw their hardest? With the relievers we see today, most starters really only have to last 50 pitches.
Moustaches worked for the Beatles on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album their masterpiece so obvious it's working for Mr. Paul Skenes as well. Good luck young man. ❤️⚾⚡🔥💥🚀
For being an analytics guy, it would be nice if you took the opposite approach and used stats to show what could be concerning about Skenes. For example, he is having to throw a lot of pitches to get through 5 innings. One could argue that there are a lot of pitchers that can do this but add value by throwing 6+ innings of low ERA, low pitch count outings. Also, there are 20 or so pitchers with sub 3.0 ERAs. This guy is not Strasburg, at least not yet. Strasburg gave up 5 HRs in 12 starts his rookie year...Skenes has given up 4 in 5.
Dude is already a BEAST. I had an insane arm growing up, but was never clocked. Only randomly played at 13 and 16. At 13 I was part of a no hitter. I was wild, so the one game I pitched, the opposing coach MADE his entire team just stand there and not swing. I did walk in one run...but a 13 year old with zero experience making 16 year olds not even try is impressive in hindsight. At 16 I was unhittable in my league, still too wild though. IF I'd been developed who knows, I don't, but believe I could have made it. Did play softball when I was 21-22. We always played at night, so I don't really understand this, but when I'd throw the ball would look like it was tazing or jerking through the air. Threw my shoulder out one night, now I choose to toss things underhanded... I had even more batting potential however, so I wouldn't have chosen pitching. Life can be an amazing experience for some, while a form of torment to others...crazy.
Paul has stated before that he loved Air Force and wished he could’ve spent his whole college career there but if you stay until junior year you are required to go into service
I hope he is the next rocket or RJ or Nolan Ryan. But I’ve seen it too many times orgs get while the getting is good and run these types of pitchers into the ground. Hopefully the pirates plan to preserve his arm!
Who here wants to bet on the amount of time Paul Skenes remains healthy? I'm betting he tears his ligaments within 1-2 years of this. There was a reason that the old pitchers from the 1990's and before chose NOT to throw 98 MPH or more. Oh, they had the ability, but they knew better. PROOF: In 1920 or so, an "over the hill" Walter Johnson threw into an army shell speed contraption at 84 MPH. The speed was taken and averaged 55+ feet from the release point, so his speed measured today by radar would be closer to 94 MPH. This was in a 3 piece suit on flat ground in dress shoes --- SIDE ARMED!!!! You put that man on a mound in a game, and he's touching 100. The reason the old guys, with the rare exceptional freak like Bob Feller , Sandy Koufax, and Nolan Ryan, did not go all out, is the damage and risk of injury to the throwing arm ligaments. Even if this guy Skenes throws 160 innings or less each year, the risk to his tendons with the 100+ mph heat will be the same as it was for Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish. Ohtani is on his 2nd or 3rd arm operation and can't pitch.... and he was throwing it 102 also. Ohtani's ligaments only stood up to 3 years of this, and less than 500 IP consecutive, after arm operations. To get away with throwing that hard often, you must be either a tall freak like Randy Johnson at 6-10, or have massively flexible and iron-strong joints. I wish the guy the best, but I don't see this lasting long.
We did make a mistake here, Paul Skenes did not invent the splinker however he did discover it on his own by mistake. Jhoan Duran was the first to throw it until Skenes came up with a similar pitch. Both pitches have very similar qualities Duran's being slightly faster with a little less movement (closer to a sinker) and Skenes' being the opposite (closer to a splitter).
He modeled it after Duran. Every guy who follows pitching closely knew about the splinker almost a full year before skenes threw it
Came here to say this, glad it was covered but edit the video to include this!
Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” And that is the Lord Jesus Christ. John 3:16-17. 16 For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son so who so ever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Romans 10:9 “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God has raised Jesus Christ from the grave you will be saved.” God bless everybody that is reading this prayers for you all and your family in Jesus Christ name amen 🙏😊
@@vvslaysnoobs9595shut it
Duran is also the all-time leader in 4SFB velo and splitter velo since PITCHf/x began tracking in '07 and over multiple seasons too. Let's tame our expectations with Skenes and his power. We've seen Strasburg, Syndergaard, deGrom, Snell, Sale, Severino, Eovaldi, etc. all ebb and flow with regards to performance and velo. Can't forget the adrenaline factor with someone so green to the atmosphere.
“Paul Skenes my mom is single I need you bro” is wild 😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Pimpin his mom out
*0.99 ERA with 45Ks thru 27 innings is absolute madness...*
8:13 “every 100 mph pitch he threw this game was a strike” Jesus.
Jesus can’t hit a curveball…
@@relevantinformation6655 Are you saying Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
The overlay of the pitch tunnelling is fantastic
The fact that he's rocking that mustache like a late 80s 90s pitcher. My hats off to you brother.
The stasche is for 100 mile an hour and up club only. It's the only way he's able to get away with it!
That splinker is like a flamethrowers version of a knuckleball lmao
The arm side running version is almost like a 95mph screwball. Terrifying. If he can add some bite to his regular breaking ball he will be the most complete pitcher I've ever seen.
@@timothyfleischmann6820 he’s a Craig Kimberl mold with the most elite stuff in the game wtf are we even witnessing lmao
The most exciting thing about paul skenes for me is that his mechanics are SO good compared to a lot of the injured fireballers we've seen in the last 5-ish years. It's Verlander-esque, and I know he had TJ, but it took him a helluva lotta pitches to get that injury.
Throwing this hard TJ is only a matter of time. You're right at the limit of the UCL's tensile strength over 100mph.
Today, Ohtani hit one of Skenes’s 100mph balls out of the park…two special players !!
That was awesome
Paul left the AF Academy prior to the start of his Jr year due to the obligation to serve in the Air Force post graduation and once he knew he had a great chance of being drafted he knew he had to leave. The Air Force will generally allow members to go play professional sports but, if need be can call you back and Paul, understandably didn’t want that to happen. He’s also said he would like to serve at some point in his life.
Wow
He’s got the mustache for it
When did he start with Pirates? I'm looking up ERA and he's not even on the list, so he is brand new?
@@nofurtherwest3474 watch the video
@@nofurtherwest3474he’s had 5 starts this year. His first start was may 11th.
Skenes is the man! I met him at the Monterrey Bay Fish Grotto a few weeks back. Such a nice guy. I was surprised by how tall he was.
Love that restaurant
Damn had no idea how dominate his early career was, sick vid!
Thank you!
dominant
The sad part is that the Pirates will never be able to pay him and keep him.
He’s like a right handed Randy Johnson , crazy talented
We already love Skenes in Pittsburgh!
How does a simple mustache make a 22 year old look 38?
That mustache adds a good 5mph to his pitches 😂
Short answer? You're attracted to dudes.
And what looks like the lack of showers 🤣🤣 jkjk come on man rep LSU
Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” And that is the Lord Jesus Christ. John 3:16-17. 16 For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son so who so ever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Romans 10:9 “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God has raised Jesus Christ from the grave you will be saved.” God bless everybody that is reading this prayers for you all and your family in Jesus Christ name amen 🙏😊
@@vvslaysnoobs9595 we're talking baseball, not fiction.
The only pitcher since Nolan Ryan to pitch like this so consistently😮
He throws harder than Nolan Ryan did stop it.
I don't think you're correct Ryan threw that hard for almost 25 years@@John-mn9rp
@@chrislamont6936 On Aug. 20, 1974, in a game against the Detroit Tigers, then Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan pitched an 11-inning complete game 1-0 loss. He was clocked at 100.9 mph, in the ninth inning.
Yeah it'll take a heck of a lot to prove he's better than Ryan. He's quite the prospect though and I wish nothing but the best for him!
It's way too early to be talking about Ryan.Ryan was a freak of nature. ...Luis Tiant threw in the 100 mph club before he blew out his arm for Cleveland..before surgery to fix it was available. Then he learned how to pitch by tricking and out thinking hitters. Throwing 100 is one thing ...doing without major injury is another.
8:48 You can't ignore Skenes's teammate JARED JONES for ROTY either... Pirates are spoiled with starting pitching now.
I’m a Reds fan and can’t wait to see this guy come to town and work his magic. I pray his arm holds up and he has a Nolan Ryan type career.
Steven was pushed to quickly that's what hurt him they are letting his body develop which is a great thing.
I'm really excited for this kid and hopefully can see him play live soon.
2:58 he gave up a homer in AAA props to the guy who hit it
Dude probably just closed his eyes and swung for the stars.
This guy is always working on changing his pitch, thats why he is good🎉 love your pitching, keep doing it🎉
Every once of us dream about having that kind of talent
Pretty impressive. Hope Pirates win a championship with him. I love their stadium and their fans deserve a championship. They have a number of years to build a team around him. We've seen this story before. Throwing consistently 100+ mph isn't good for anyone's arm. He's not superman. I thought what they said about Strasburg was BS and he'd be fine. Break all the records he wants, but it's going to shorten his MLB career. Hope his arm doesn't wear out by 2030. He'll then become a free agent and get his payday. Probably go to the Yankees, Dodgers, or Phillies $$$.
The thing that amazes me is that Skenes has ALREADY thrown more 100+ mph pitches than Strasburg threw in his ENTIRE career!
Ironic that I was linked to this video from your video on UCL injuries that advocated pitchers feel less pressure to throw gas 😢
I cannot imagine it ending well. Which is very sad to think,
These guys are all at the absolute limit of the UCL's tensile strength. Its not a matter of if they're going to get TJ but when.
I mean, we heard this same stuff about Kerry Wood and Mark Pryor. He's one injury away from being "who was that dude who pitched for the Pirates?". I love hearing about young talent like this, but have grown overly-skeptical about where they will be in 2, 5 or 10 years.
he's a phenom, an anomaly, he can throw 100 mph for his 100th pitch, insane
Best prospect since Kenny Powers
Kenny fuckin powers lol
He has the mechanics of a young Nolan Ryan. Only difference this young man has control and an arsenal of different pitches. If he stays healthy he's going to be something to see. Good luck young man.
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This video gave me the goosebumps. Excellent work.
Thank you!
Hats off to Skenes. He was THE reason LSU won the MCWS in 2023.
He's got the confidence, size, intelligence, and killer instinct, to match his talent.
Chapman yankees clocked fastest ever : 107mph. That's crazy.⚾️☄️🔥
Nolan Ryan was said to have thrown 108 mph. The way they calculated speed velocity years was different than today and if Ryan was clocked using today's calculations he would be able to throw 108 mph. Bob Feller was another guy many years before Ryan and threw an astounding 104 mph
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@@SilverHammer1969 hmmm. Possibly.
Breaking Records and breaking his humerus faster than tony Saunders.
94 with movement Is more dangerous than 100 straight. his fastball and splitter seem to both move . but you got to command it. Maddux made a career throwing 87 with movement and command
Nope
He doesn't throw 100 straight lol it moves too.
@@John-mn9rp No it doesn't
Hes had excellent command and his splinker gets like 15+ inches of drop every damn time. If he can avoid injury i think hell be alright. Edit: vertical drop, not counting the horizontal run it usuall has.
His WHIP is absolutely insane
Calling it right now. He’s throwing the next perfect game.
It’ll be some random who’s 3rd in the rotation somewhere. Opposing teams study aces like Skenes too much
Fair point
finally decided to watch this after a week because i wanted to see him start again, he just did yesterday and he was insane
since his debut i have call this man a future legend, i still believe he will, alongside Sasaki, he is the best 22 yr old pitcher in the world
My shoulder hurts just watching this.
Great vid!
Will you please do some more nerdy/analytical baseball stats as you did in your Kyle Schwarber video? I’m a big fan of baseball, stats, and how things have changed regarding numbers. Especially OBP equaling runs
It’s genetics. U can see the way his arm whips that ball effortlessly.
I wouldn’t count on that lasting very long. He will need to be good at other things.
He also has two variants of a slider. One that has more of a sweeping action and one that is more of your traditional slider
Elbow problems by 26.
Mine started at 23 by 25 I was done. The pitch angle he throws it is the same angle slot I had with a power curve I threw directly at the batter. Untouchable pitch. Froze every batter that scene it. Rocket arms belong in the bullpen. To prevent injuries down the road.
@@TheHonesttruth123Nolan Ryan belonged in the rotation.
maybe but he is going to have a bag so who cares.
They need to put him in the bullpen fr
@@vxfgcgvhbyuubro, you ever heard “for the love of the game “? Money ruins shit sometimes
Please, someone tell me what other famous pitcher's his delivery and windup resembles. I know I've seen that motion before. Shades of Scherzer?
Give props to the catcher too man! Catching all those pitches must hurt man!
We are now seeing starters throw every pitch maximum effort and not trying to last longer now
not all of them. these players are throwers not pitchers. throwing as hard as you can and using zero finesse is not an improvement over anything
It makes sense. Recovery is better now than it ever has been, and if you have a deep enough bullpen, why not make frequent substitutions so that all your pitchers can throw their hardest? With the relievers we see today, most starters really only have to last 50 pitches.
If he that good of a hitter, why not let him go the Ohtani route?
hes a good hitter, not an mlb hitter
His hitting dropped off towards the end of his college career he could probably hit in the MlB but wouldn’t be very good
Terrible for body health, ohtani is a freak of nature
He needs to focus more on his pitching
He would get hurt so quickly, ohtani is a freak of nature
That pitch is crazy
His mustache alone is getting some serious records!
Paul Skenes is already legendary but he DID NOT INVENT THE SPLINKER.
Exactly what I was thinking. I saw an earlier video breaking down Jhoan Duran’s splinker
nobody is legendary their first 2 months in the league. rookies dont wreck baseball like that
I'm trying to look up Paul's pitching stats on MLB but he's not on there, is that because he is new and hasn't pitched enough games?
Exactly
@@nomercyinc6783 His stats are good not great right now. 3.00 era
0:31 is my cousin
Your cousin is a legend 😂
Ya he is
also bangin livvy
Moustaches worked for the Beatles on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album their masterpiece so obvious it's working for Mr. Paul Skenes as well. Good luck young man.
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what was the commercial at the end about cincy
Exciting pitcher, for sure. I'm just wondering how long it will take before he exits a game with a "sore elbow", like so many other hard throwers.
Jhoan Duran invented the splinker, not Skenes
Duran throws it way better than
Bro inherited the arm and the stash from Spencer strider
No lie, I audibly yelled "JESUS CHRIST!" when I saw his Splinker's stats...
For being an analytics guy, it would be nice if you took the opposite approach and used stats to show what could be concerning about Skenes. For example, he is having to throw a lot of pitches to get through 5 innings. One could argue that there are a lot of pitchers that can do this but add value by throwing 6+ innings of low ERA, low pitch count outings. Also, there are 20 or so pitchers with sub 3.0 ERAs. This guy is not Strasburg, at least not yet. Strasburg gave up 5 HRs in 12 starts his rookie year...Skenes has given up 4 in 5.
Now we just have to play he doesn’t need Tommy John 🙏
lol...
He’s gonna need a new elbow in two seasons or less. I hope I’m wrong. That mustache is legendary.
Yeah, he barely uses his upper body and his legs. Arm snap does almost all the work.
What’s the tune at 6.34?
Neon Night by Shinto
Dude is already a BEAST.
I had an insane arm growing up, but was never clocked. Only randomly played at 13 and 16. At 13 I was part of a no hitter. I was wild, so the one game I pitched, the opposing coach MADE his entire team just stand there and not swing. I did walk in one run...but a 13 year old with zero experience making 16 year olds not even try is impressive in hindsight. At 16 I was unhittable in my league, still too wild though. IF I'd been developed who knows, I don't, but believe I could have made it. Did play softball when I was 21-22. We always played at night, so I don't really understand this, but when I'd throw the ball would look like it was tazing or jerking through the air. Threw my shoulder out one night, now I choose to toss things underhanded... I had even more batting potential however, so I wouldn't have chosen pitching. Life can be an amazing experience for some, while a form of torment to others...crazy.
Bro is the next spencer strider
He has an elite stache & gets to sleep with Livvy Dunne. What a unit of a man.
22 going on 42 with that stash
Skenes needs to take care of that arm, stay creative with his pitches, and sign with St. Louis!
My favorite pitcher in the league
Skenes squirting all over the league!
That’s very nice! He should come to the Dodgers ! I know he wants too
Dude is the next Randy Johnson
Yo nah the dad listening to his son tell another man to be his dad is crazy 😂😂
He’s a leg pitcher. Most of his power comes from his push and rotation off the rubber.
These guys are on top of the world until the elbow or shoulder give out, which usually happens.
Paul has stated before that he loved Air Force and wished he could’ve spent his whole college career there but if you stay until junior year you are required to go into service
What are they going to call the splinker in mlb the show?
Same he's with the Pirates rather than a big city team; also he was in the minors for too long. Can his tendons last?
Please god, look after this man's tendons.
That splinker is NASTY
Shout out to Forrest Gump for narrating this awesome video
Bro needs to throw splinker as the primary pitch and fastball as the "off speed"
Future record holder of Tommy John surgeries.
I’m also 22 so I’m basically Paul Skenes. I don’t even watch baseball but it’s a fact
he's a long way from a star consistency will be the key as long as his arm doesn't break down
I hope he is the next rocket or RJ or Nolan Ryan. But I’ve seen it too many times orgs get while the getting is good and run these types of pitchers into the ground. Hopefully the pirates plan to preserve his arm!
He also just turned 22. Like two weeks ago….
I've been loading up on his rookie cards for weeks.
He stands up and will wreck his arm
How does the catcher feal😮
Who here wants to bet on the amount of time Paul Skenes remains healthy? I'm betting he tears his ligaments within 1-2 years of this.
There was a reason that the old pitchers from the 1990's and before chose NOT to throw 98 MPH or more. Oh, they had the ability, but they knew better. PROOF: In 1920 or so, an "over the hill" Walter Johnson threw into an army shell speed contraption at 84 MPH. The speed was taken and averaged 55+ feet from the release point, so his speed measured today by radar would be closer to 94 MPH. This was in a 3 piece suit on flat ground in dress shoes --- SIDE ARMED!!!! You put that man on a mound in a game, and he's touching 100.
The reason the old guys, with the rare exceptional freak like Bob Feller , Sandy Koufax, and Nolan Ryan, did not go all out, is the damage and risk of injury to the throwing arm ligaments.
Even if this guy Skenes throws 160 innings or less each year, the risk to his tendons with the 100+ mph heat will be the same as it was for Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish. Ohtani is on his 2nd or 3rd arm operation and can't pitch.... and he was throwing it 102 also.
Ohtani's ligaments only stood up to 3 years of this, and less than 500 IP consecutive, after arm operations.
To get away with throwing that hard often, you must be either a tall freak like Randy Johnson at 6-10, or have massively flexible and iron-strong joints. I wish the guy the best, but I don't see this lasting long.
Dude is going to have TJ in the next 2 years, just look at his release. It's simple not sustainable.
Him and CC would make a superchild
I hope he stays healthy!
Pretty good W boy
Stay with the heat save your elbow mixing other pitches
Crazy
He currently has the benefit of youth, and there's def a limit to that...
God I hope this man stays healthy
the 'stache makes him look like a 40 year old vet.
Damn, I hope I'm still around 20 years from now to see how he ends up
Yea, the stache makes him look so much older than he is.
He didn’t invent the splinker. He is just the most famous guy to throw it