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Three takeaways for the Pirates after Spring Breakout game

All 30 MLB teams gave fans a glimpse of the future Thursday night with the “Spring Breakout” games, and needless to say, it left a lot of folks excited for the road ahead.

For Pittsburgh Pirates (and Baltimore Orioles) fans, they might have a little extra excitement following the two’s matchup. Pitching stole the show and a handful of prospects who may have fallen off the radar were brought back to relevance.

Let’s recap some takeaways from last night’s prospect showcase.

Paul Skenes is (really) good at baseball and will be for years to come

Starting with the easiest and most obvious takeaways, the former first-round draft pick out of LSU lived up to expectations in his only inning of work.