Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes' bid to become the second pitcher in MLB history to win the National League Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award fell sh

Skenes, who had a 1.96 ERA in 23 starts for the Pirates and struck out 170 in 133 innings, also finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting.

Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes won the NL Rookie of the Year award, but he feels Chris Sale is more deserving of the Cy Young.

Former LSU star Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates finished third in the vote for the NL’s top pitching honor, announced Wednesday (Nov. 20) by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes was named a finalist for the National League Cy Young Award on Monday night. He's joined as a finalist by Chris Sale (Braves) and Zack Wheeler (Phillies). Though Sale is widely expected to capture the award,

Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale won the award, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler finished second and Skenes rounded out the top 3. The Pirates' rookie pitcher is the fifth rookie to finish in the top 3 in Cy Young voting. The award was voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

The San Diego Padres rescued Dylan Cease from enduring one of the worst seasons Major League Baseball had ever seen when they acquired him from the Chicago Whit