Paul Skenes or Vince Velasquez

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Paul Skenes or Vince Velasquez Player Statistics
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT	Vince Velasquez SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	2

Games Started	28	0

Innings Pitched	149.2	3.1

Wins	9	0

Losses	11	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	131	1

Earned Runs	69	0

Home Runs Allowed	15	0

Strikeouts	179	1

Walks	44	0

ERA	4.15	0.00

WHIP	1.17	0.30

Paul Skenes or Vince Velasquez Player Projections
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT	Vince Velasquez SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	31	8

Games Started	31	0

Innings Pitched	186.8	8.7

Wins	13	0

Losses	8	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	145	8

Earned Runs	55	4

Home Runs Allowed	15	1

Strikeouts	220	9

Walks	47	5

ERA	2.67	4.58

WHIP	1.03	1.45

Paul Skenes or Vince Velasquez Player Notes
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT	Vince Velasquez SP,RP - CHC
News
	Paul Skenes allowed five runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and three walks in a no-decision on Tuesday against the Giants. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 2nd	The Royals signed RHP Vince Velasquez to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 10th
	Paul Skenes allowed three hits over six scoreless innings with four strikeouts in a no-decision on Tuesday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Vince Velasquez elected free agency. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
	Paul Skenes allowed three runs on four hits over 4 1/3 innings with five strikeouts and four walks in a no-decision on Wednesday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Cubs designated RHP Vince Velasquez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th
	Paul Skenes allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits over five innings with four strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	The Cubs called up Vince Velasquez. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th
	Paul Skenes allowed three runs on two hits over five innings with six strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Wednesday against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 6th	The Cubs sent RHP Vince Velasquez outright to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
Notes
	Paul Skenes lived up to the hype in 2025, overpowering hitters with elite velocity and swing-and-miss stuff while maintaining strong run prevention in his first extended MLB action. Sure, his record was 10-10, and he probably could have been a 20-game winner on almost any other team. His 2026 projections remain aggressive on strikeouts and ratios, and he is expected to pitch almost 200 innings after throwing 187 in 2025. The year-over-year takeaway is how quickly his command stabilized, limiting walks more than expected for a power arm. Skenes profiles as a high-impact fantasy SP1 whose value is driven by dominance rather than volume alone. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Paul Skenes or Vince Velasquez Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT			Vince Velasquez SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#154	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#179	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#242
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#196
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#221
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#403
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#160
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#371
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#307	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#298	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#255	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#283	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#323
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#393
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#249	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#246	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#174	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#117	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#160
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#157
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#182	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#44
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#144	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#173	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ BOS
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Mon, May 4th				vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#427
Mon, May 18th				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Fri, Jul 10th				@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96
Tue, Jul 21st				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL