The Pittsburgh Pirates are standing on the edge of a cliff — and no one in baseball is watching closer than their 23-year-old ace, Paul Skenes . After a 12-26 start, the team fired manager Derek Shelton and handed it to bench coach Don Kelly. The hometown manager pulled the Pirates out of the ditch, going 52-54 the rest of the way and making PNC Park feel alive again with a 35-19 record, where they saw a sweep of the Dodgers.

And yet, despite the turnaround, there is no official word on whether Kelly will keep the job full-time or signal to fans — or to Skenes — that the team is serious about building a winner. This situation has led to a sharp warning shot from Jake Elman of FanSided, who believes that Paul Sknes needs to get involved in the team’s crucial decisions.

Elman pointed,

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