BOSTON -- Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon used to talk about weeks like this in 2012, back when they were prospects pitching in the Florida State League. Even at the beginning of their careers, they thought about a future in which they started, one after the other, in the Pirates' rotation.
Cole started on Monday, taking the loss in the Pirates' 5-3 Opening Day defeat. Now, it's Taillon's turn, as the second-year starter prepares to pitch Wednesday night at Fenway Park in the Bucs' second game of the season.
"This is what we've dreamed of.