ALTOONA, Pa. - Tahnaj Thomas was always going to have an uphill mountain to climb, making the switch from a position player to pitcher when he turned pro.
He had the raw tools, which included the ability to hit triple-digits at times. It was a matter of learning to pitch and harnessing that fastball.
Over the last two years, there’s been a lot of fine tuning to Thomas’ game to get his command under control. That included dialing back his fastball, he added a hesitation/leg kick last year, and recently the Pirates shifted him to the bullpen for the 2022 season.