If the Pittsburgh Pirates are going to play meaningful games in September and snap their nine-year streak of missing the players, having every player bought in

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is going to be a free agent sooner than expected. That's due to a clause in his team contract.

Skenes beat outfielders Jackson Merrill of the San Diego Padres and Jackson Chourio of the Milwaukee Brewers to become the first Pirate to win Rookie of the Year since Jason Bay in 2004 and the first NL starting pitcher to take home the award since Jacob deGrom in 2014.