ESPN on Pirates' decision to call Skenes up to the majors

This is a great article on Skenes, both his talent and his maturity, and the thinking behind how the Pirates have been handling his progression.

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"What we're seeing, more than anything, is a remarkable desire to be very honest with information, very honest with feedback and very fast to adjust," Cherington said. "I hate making comps. This is not a great comp because it's not the same type of player. But I've told people I believe Mookie Betts is the best practice player I've ever been around. Yes, he's talented, but specifically because he's so open to the truth and has such a comfortable relationship with, 'Oh, I'm not doing that well enough? Great. Give it to me so I can do something about it.'

"It sounds so simple, but it's very hard for people to do that. And we see some of that in Paul. Different players, different personalities, different people. But that relationship with the feedback he's getting about what his pitches are doing, what his delivery is doing, this is the target of where they want it to be. Those adjustments happen quickly."

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