Paul Skenes' MLB Rankings and All-Star Game Debate

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00:00His MLB pitching ranks, since that day, he's first in ERA, first in ERA+, tied for first

00:07in homers, allowed the least amount, second in home runs per nine, third in whip, sixth

00:10in game percentage, tenth in war.

00:13You notice they don't list wins on that sheet.

00:17There's nothing about winning games, but unbelievable numbers for Paul Skeens, two years since being

00:23drafted.

00:23I know that you think I'm crazy, but I actually think he should start the All-Star game again.

00:30I got to tell you, you sent me this thing, and it laid out all the numbers with him and

00:36Wheeler.

00:37Skeens leads the NL in ERA, ERA+, home runs per nine.

00:41He's tied for first in B-war.

00:44Wheeler leads in strikeouts, whip, hits per nine, batting average against, tied for first

00:48and wins in B-war.

00:50So they're tied in that together.

00:51I got to tell you, believe me, I would not have a problem if they pick Skeens again.

00:57I would not have an issue if that's who Dave Roberts and the NL side wants to go with in

01:02the All-Star game.

01:03How much does the starter, how many, does he pitch just one inning or does he pitch two?

01:09There are some guys who have pitched two in the past.

01:14They very few do that anymore.

01:17I believe Skeens only did one last year in Texas, if I remember correctly.

01:21He only went the first inning.

01:23Because they also give him like, what is there, like 14 pitchers on the staff now?

01:28Yeah.

01:28You know, they've got so many guys, they want to get a bunch of them in.

01:32So it's one inning.

01:34It's one of those two guys.

01:36It's Skeens or Wheeler.

01:38Here's a good question for you.

01:39This actually might solve all our problems.

01:42When does Skeens pitch again?

01:44When is his next scheduled day to pitch for the, is he pitching, I guess, Friday in Minnesota?

01:50Nope.

01:50He's not pitching that one.

01:51Is he pitching Saturday in Minnesota?

01:53Yes.

01:54He's pitching Saturday.

01:55I'm not sure when Wheeler pitches again.

01:58So there's no way he'd pitch Tuesday.

02:02He could.

02:03You're only not allowed to pitch in the game if you pitch on Sunday.

02:07So that's the only way that you wouldn't be able to go in it.

02:10Wheeler is also pitching on Saturday.

02:12So both Skeens and Wheeler are pitching on Saturday.

02:15That means the both of them technically could pitch in that All-Star game.

02:21You know, why not?

02:22We can let Skeens do it.

02:24Give everybody.

02:24It'll be more.

02:25Then again, he started last year.

02:27You know, I get it.

02:29Like his rookie year, he started.

02:31So, you know, why not just let Wheeler go?

02:34I don't have a problem with it.

02:34I'm going to guess.

02:35I'm going to guess Wheeler has not done that before.

02:38Start.

02:38Be the starting pitcher in an All-Star game.

02:40And honestly, for a guy like Dave Roberts, that might tip the scales.

02:45That Skeens did it last year.

02:47Let's.

02:47We'll get.

02:47We'll give Wheeler a shot to start the.

02:50I say that he can do it.

02:51Because remember, he's leaving in two years, right?

02:53He's retiring after his contract's up.

02:56Oh, that's right.

02:57He's another quitter.

02:59Put him in the quitters club.

03:00Get him a locker in the parking spot.

03:02He's speaking.

03:03Gary Sanders, all the Megatron, the quitter.

03:06Here's the rest of the All-Star game stuff.

03:08They've already started naming replacements.

03:10Junior Caminero will replace Alex Bregman.

03:13And he'll be in the home run derby, by the way.

03:15Yeah.

03:16Padres closer Robert Suarez will replace Sale.

03:19Andrew Abbott, who's having a great year for Cincinnati,

03:22he'll replace Yamamoto on the National League team as well.

03:25They're going to use that ABS challenge system in the All-Star game.

03:28Can I ask you a question?

03:30Why?

03:31Who cares?

03:32Because they want it.

03:34It's coming to baseball.

03:36And it's because the umpires are so atrocious,

03:41calling balls and strikes now.

03:42They're so awful that every guy that umps a game now

03:47tosses every manager and player out of the game

03:51because they question their balls and strikes.

03:53But they should be questioning them because they're so atrocious.

03:56They are just pathetic at calling balls and strikes.

04:00It's embarrassing.

04:01So I think they need to use it.

04:04And then we'll know if it's a ball or a strike.

04:06We don't have to count on these guys just blowing up games.

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