Pirates' Paul Skenes has added a new pitch originally appeared on The Sporting News. Paul Skenes has a new pitch. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe Pittsburgh Pirates' Cy Young winner has been working on "a slower version of his sweeper," according to Sarris. You don't want hitters to be able to pick up on something that suggests a slower pitch is coming. He enters the season as the favorite to repeat as the NL Cy Young winner, and he hasn't stopped trying to get better.