Taylor Hearn emerged last year as one of Texas’ few home-grown starters capable of sticking around in a big league rotation. The lefty throws a fastball/slider mix, with the four seam coming in at 93-94. He has a firm cutter as his 3rd pitch, and will occasionally mix in a change. He doesn’t miss a ton of bats, his control is good, not great, and he had some HR issues last year thanks to :gestures at modern baseball: and a low ground ball rate. He’s stuck in the rotation because he’s…fine, and the Rangers have been rebuilding. The idea is that he continues to improve into something more than fine, or maybe next year’s spending spree is focused on pitching.
Game 13, Rangers at Mariners
