Jordan Shusterman goes in depth on Paul Skenes, from preparation to pitch selection to experimentation. The conclusion is based on advice from Jason Kendall to catcher Henry Davis

“He said to me, for seven out of nine hitters, it’s going to be 95% about the pitcher’s strengths, 4% game situation, 1% hitter,” he said. Sure, there are exceptions when teams such as the Dodgers roll into town; certain stars require extra attention to detail. But even in those instances, Davis says, the calculus might just shift to 90% pitcher, 5% situation, 5% hitter.

It is this reality that empowers Skenes and Davis to focus so intensely on Skenes’ own capabilities, rather than worrying too much about how opposing hitters might try to counter. Because arguably no pitcher’s strengths are as varied and as imposing as Skenes’ — and if he throws the right pitches to the right spots, no hitter is likely to have much of a chance.

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Now we’ll see if he can avoid the injuries we’ve seen so many good, young pitchers suffer.