Less than a week after unanimously winning the NL Cy Young Award , Paul Skenes went on the "Dan Patrick Show" to discuss the trade rumors that bubbled up recently.

Last week, a report from NJ Advance Media’s Randy Miller quoted an anonymous Pirates teammate who allegedly heard Skenes talk about wanting to play for the Yankees and getting traded well before he reaches free agency after the 2029 season. Skenes, however, quickly shut down that speculation last week and did so again on his appearance with Patrick.

"I was frustrated for a couple of hours and then got over it and talked to the media later that night," Skenes said. "It is what it is. There's stuff that's gonna come out, good and bad. Obviously, it's not true."

In his first two seasons, Skenes had a 1.97 ERA and 0.95 WHIP a

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