Pirates finalize contract with first overall pick Paul Skenes
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Paul Skenes, officially, welcome to Pittsburgh.
The Pirates made it official today, announcing the 21-year-old first-overall pick and the team had agreed to terms. According to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Skenes' signing bonus is $9.2 million.
Skenes was drafted last week in Seattle after an illustrious year at LSU.
This past season, he posted a record of 13-2 en route to winning the College World Series with the Tigers. He also had five shutouts, two complete games, a 1.69 ERA, and struck out a school and Southeastern Conference record 209 batters.
Skenes will begin his career in the Florida Complex League.
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