Post Gazette · Mar 2, 2017
In quest for rotation spot, Pirates starters slow things down
Pittsburgh Pirates Jameson Taillon delivers off the bullpen mound during a morning workout last month at Pirate City in Bradenton, Fla. Taillon is one of several young Pirates pitchers trying to improve on their changeups.FORT MYERS, Fla. — Jameson Taillon cut the number of seams in his grip in half. Chad Kuhl moved his fingers from on the seams to behind them. Tyler Glasnow needs to feel the ball on the pads of his fingers and keep his large hands from choking the ball.
All three changed something with their changeup. That experiment is a common denominator for the young pitchers, two of whom are competing for a rotation spot.