Paul Skenes might be keeping himself on top of the game this season, but it seems like he’s yet to satisfy many. Despite securing a commendable 216 strikeouts this season, the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher couldn’t make it to the top charts for Trevor Plouffe. Comparing the 23-year-old with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tarik Skubal, the former Minnesota Kings player’s verdict turned out to be a snub for both the National League players.

During a recent appearance on Jomboy’s Baseball Today show, Plouffe drew a staggering comparison among Skenes, Yamamoto, and Skubal. “He’s great, he’s awesome (Tarik Skubal), doesn’t walk guys, strikes guys out. Yes. I’m gonna add Yamamoto into that. How could you not talk about this guy? We just saw it in the biggest moment. Like, we don’t talk enough about Yamamo

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