Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Paul Skenes looked every bit the part of a No. 1 draft pick on Thursday, painting 102 miles per hour on the gun in a spring training outing against the Baltimore Orioles.
Skenes, who was selected as the top pick in the 2023 first-year player draft, faced two former No. 1 picks on Thursday in Orioles shortstop Jackson Holliday and catcher Adley Rutschman in a scoreless first inning.
Skenes forced Holliday to groundout to shortstop, and forced a deep fly out to right field against Rutschman. In both at-bats, Skenes hit 102 on the scoreboard radar gun.
