Pirates’ Paul Skenes ready and willing to take on an ace's workload in 2026

Pirates’ Paul Skenes ready and willing to take on an ace's workload in 2026

BRADENTON, Fla. — If there are two things that could potentially rival winning on Paul Skenes’ list of favorite activities, they’re competition...

Ace might be selling Skenes a bit short. He's more like The Mayor now

BRADENTON, Fla. -- The cavalry came from the clubhouse to watch their guy, their ace and their axis. If it wasn’t the entirety of the Pirates’ Spring Training roster assembled around a back field Thursday at Pirate City to watch Paul Skenes throw a simulated session, it was pretty close.