Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes has won the NL Cy Young award for the first time after a dominant 2025 campaign.

Paul Skenes isn't going anywhere. His name is thrown around in trade rumors because of how good he is relative to how bad the Pirates are. But those in the know say Skenes is staying put. USA Today's Bob Nightengale wrote this on Monday: "The Pirates won’t even listen to trade proposals for Skenes,

Paul Skenes won't be a free agent until 2029, but because he plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates – a small-market team which is seemingly always shopping its stars

MLB on Wednesday announced the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year award winners for both AL and NL. Check out who won.

As the Pirates enter the offseason, one of the biggest storylines has been the future of Skenes. With Pittsburgh showing no signs of building a roster capable of postseason contention around him, front offices have reached out to check on his availability.

It would only serve to benefit Griffin to face AAA pitchers, as they're most similar to the hurlers in MLB that he'll eventually face. More than likely, Griffin will start the season at Triple-A Indianapolis.

Japanese power hitter Kazuma Okamoto is set to be posted in MLB. Here's all you need to know about another NPB superstar.