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The Pittsburgh Pirates are on track to have yet another mediocre season, sitting at 65-89 and last in the division with a week left in the season. Now, Cy Young contender Paul Skenes is fed up with the team, and vented out his frustrations to the media.
"This is a wasted year, if we don't learn what we need to do, we don't know why we didn't go out there and do what we wanted to do. If those don't happen, then it's a wasted year, in my opinion. I don't think that's happening. I think we, individually and as a team know, and as an organization know, the adjustments that we need to make. So, then we've just got to do them."
Skenes is still hopeful that the team can get it together, but he’s telling the truth that this year will be a waste if they don’t learn from it.
Skenes is on track to win the NL Cy Young this season, posting a 2.03 ERA with 209 strikeouts and a WHIP of 0.958 over 181 innings pitched. He also has a 10-10 record, but that can be explained by the Pirates’ awful offense, which was the worst in the MLB this year.
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The Pirates really need to listen to Skenes. This is the 10th season in a row where they’ve had a losing record, and if they don’t change anything soon, they’ll lose Skenes. Either they trade him or he just walks in free agency, he will want to leave.
However, if the Pirates can show any type of improvement next year, Skenes may be more likely to want to stay. Hopefully they do, as Skenes is a one of one type pitcher.
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