Paul Skenes continues to dominate to begin his professional career

Locked On Pirates - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Pirates

Happy Friday and welcome back to the Locked On Pirates podcast.

On today's show, host Ethan Smith highlights Paul Skenes, who has had an electric start at AAA Indianapolis. How should Skenes continue as the season progresses? When can we expect a call-up? And more.

Also, Quinn Priester, who has also had quite the start in AAA, moves up to make his 2024 debut, replacing Marco Gonzales. What has Priester done well in the minors thus far? What should we expect tonight? And more.

Finally, Ethan talks about the upcoming weekend series versus the Boston Red Sox, highlighting pitching matchups, injuries of note, trends and keys to victory for the Pirates in today's episode.

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