Top MLB Draft pick Paul Skenes inks record-breaking $9.2 million signing bonus with Pirates

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Paul Skenes is raking in the big bucks now.

Skenes, the first pick of this month's MLB Draft, inked his deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates that includes a $9.2 million bonus, the most ever given to a draft pick.

The right-hander's deal beats out Spencer Torkelson's from 2020 when he signed with the Detroit Tigers at $8.42 million. The first baseman played just one minor league season before making Detroit's Opening Day roster last year.

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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes speaks a press conference before the Pirates play the Cleveland Guardians at PNC Park. Skenes was the Pirates first round pick and the overall number one pick in the 2023 MLB first year player draft.  (Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)

Skenes is fresh off a College World Series victory with LSU after they took down SEC rival Florida in three games (best-of-three series), and he was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

In the college season, he went 12-2 with a 1.69 ERA and 0.75 WHIP in 19 starts with 209 strikeouts in 122.2 innings. He also was named the National Pitcher of the Year and the recipient of the Dick Howser Trophy, which is given to the national college baseball player of the year.

"It was a pretty easy decision, with the organization and the people that are here," Skenes said. "I was very comfortable wanting to come here. It was overall, a very easy offer, in my opinion, to take."

Paul Skenes #20 of the LSU Tigers celebrates after defeating the Florida Gators 18-4 in Game 3 of the Division I Men's Baseball Championship held at Charles Schwab Field on June 26, 2023 in Omaha,