Jimbo Johnson

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2026 Pittsburgh Pirates:

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@sharpsburgJr @MarkMaddenX Well the 4 era is inflated cause of his starts against Tor and Phi. The other 5 have been fine. Also not every pitcher and their career is the same. Skenes is an intense competitor and puts in work like no other, and that’s on top of having a massive frame. I’m not worried.

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@BucsParrotTimes Nah dude stay!

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@sharpsburgJr @MarkMaddenX I get the concern. And Idk maybe it’s just me but I’m not too worried about the velo. I think his issue is more command than anything. I also believe that if the bullpen did their job and offense/defense helped out a bit I don’t think anyone would be concerned with Skenes.

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@sharpsburgJr @MarkMaddenX Averaged 98.2 last year compared to 97.1 this year…

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Oh shit I didn’t realize how brutal the Pirates schedule in July is😅😅 KG and Cruz pls comeback soon.

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Should’ve easily taken 5/6 games this road trip and hate the way the bullpen ended the game today.

With that being said I will never not take a .500 road trip. Especially when things were looking very dark game 2 in Sacramento. W/injuries just keep hovering around/above .500.

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Holy shit I look away from my phone for 5 seconds and it’s 8-5🙄

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@sharpsburgJr @MarkMaddenX I’m sure any great Cy Young/HOF pitcher has gone on “skids” like this. It’s baseball they happen. No one is “settling.” You guys are acting like this is the permanent Skenes and that he’s incapable of going back to his usual form. Even then Pirates should be winning his starts,

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@gpphipps10 If we get Drake Baldwin then yes

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Pirates fans don’t deserve Skenes. He literally is the greatest thing to happen to the Pirates since who knows when and Pirates fans are crying because he’s underperforming a little bit right now. Skenes will finish top 3 in Cy Young this year if not win it again.

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@BucsParrotTimes And I probably did as well saying fans don’t deserve him. It’s just beyond frustrating they can’t win when he starts.

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@BucsParrotTimes See this is a completely fair statement. But most fans are (at least from what I’ve seen) completely overreacting talking about how he’s regressed and isn’t great anymore.

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@SnellTroy I get why fans are upset. He was the only bright spot on this team the last 2 years and now he’s not performing to expectations. But to say he’s regressing and pitching bad is just a complete overreaction

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@MarkMaddenX 2 of those starts are inflating the ERA. The other 5 starts have been very winnable for the Pirates.

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@Jason_Shetler Don’t forget about the bullpen

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@victorthigpen24 I agree it’s frustrating that he hasn’t been efficient as usual and I’m not saying anyone who complains aren’t real fans. But other than 2-3 starts he’s had this year he has given the Pirates more than a good chance to win and it sucks they can’t.

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@victorthigpen24 That’s the Pirates for you. Also only 2 of those 7 were on Skenes. The other 5 were offense and bullpen.

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@PittCatholic To finish top 3 I would. I’ll take my chances betting on the reigning Cy Young winner with a 2.86 Era in mid June. (Also top 5 WAR in baseball for pitchers.) Also how very Catholic of you to call me Dip shit.

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@PittCatholic @Sebastian184024 And what’s wrong with that? Other than being below average for Skenes. And I mean are players not allowed to go on skids?

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@colew50 I appreciate your condolences lol. Yea the Pirates do not have a great history with stuff like this.