Skenes made clear he was greatly appreciative of that type of message from his soon-to-be teammate. MLB Pipeline heralds Chandler as the No. 15 prospect in all of baseball, and the 22-year-old clearly isn't lacking any confidence as he continues to work his way up to the highest level.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have named pitcher Paul Skenes as the team's Opening Day starter, the Pirates announced on Saturday. In a video posted to social media, Pirates manager Derek Shelton tells Skenes he will pitch against the Miami Marlins on March 27.

Paul Skenes took a seat in manager Derek Shelton’s office Friday, and the skipper and ace pitcher started talking about the Spring Breakout game happening in Clearwater, Fla. Bubba Chandler had just wowed for two innings and Hunter Barco was looking good in relief.