6-12-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X The oft-injured, two-time Tommy John surgery-recipient Jameson Taillon while with the Pirates has been the picture of health over his time since leaving the Steel City as he has 28 or more starts in each of the past four years and is on pace to make it aContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Another Shot Of Jameson”
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Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (28-41) at Chicago Cubs (41-27)
6-12-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X The Pirates have been riding high after a 6-3 home-stand and winning 13 of their last 21 games. The Cubs, despite leading the NL Central by a sizable margin, have stumbled lately as they have lost 4 of their last 6 games and haven’t taken a series againstContinue reading “Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (28-41) at Chicago Cubs (41-27)”
Series Preview: Pirates (63-73) at Cubs (71-66)
9-2-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X August is thankfully in the rear-view mirror but an 8-19 month has wiped away any hopes of post-season baseball for the Buccos. Now, their only real role in the grand scheme is as spoiler and they have a tough opponent who has been on a HOT streak lately.Continue reading “Series Preview: Pirates (63-73) at Cubs (71-66)”
Starter Spotlight: Bottle of Jameson
9-2-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X As the calendar turns to September, the struggle continues for the Pirates – who have now dropped 21 of their last 29 games, battling to avoid a last place finish instead of contending for a playoff berth. They’ll have the wrong kind of Jameson tonight in a rematchContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Bottle of Jameson”
Starter Spotlight: Tie One On Taillon
8-25-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X A rematch from earlier this season awaits the Pirates today with Mitch Keller facing off once more against former teammate, Jameson Taillon. In his second season in Chicago, Taillon has an even 8-8 record, 3.77 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 126.2 innings pitched. That said, his career lineContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Tie One On Taillon”
Series Preview: Diamondbacks (58-51) at Pirates (55-53)
8-2-24 – By Michael Castrignano– – @412DoublePlay on X Heading back home after a solid road trip, the Pirates will look to gain ground on one of the teams whom they just faced and who still sits just ahead of them in the playoff race in the Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona has been on a TEAR lately, winningContinue reading “Series Preview: Diamondbacks (58-51) at Pirates (55-53)”
Big Joe Returns – With Memories and Second Guesses
Joe Musgrove was a good pitcher here in Pittsburgh. Well, by the end he was a good pitcher. The road to that moniker, ‘good’, was a familiar one for Pirates fans.
No Holds, or Moves Barred for the Pirates
When they say all options are on the table, they weren’t kidding and it’s not just the trades, it’s the international signings, the waiver pick ups, the Rule 5 pick ups and soon, yes it could also be extensions.
Why Trade Taillon Now?
For one thing, being wrong in this business is par for the course. I didn’t believe anyone would trade for Jameson Taillon without seeing him pitch or more importantly stay healthy for a stretch.
The Jameson Taillon Effect
In 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates selected a stud right handed pitcher straight out of high school in Texas named Jameson Taillon and while nobody could justifiably call him a bust he certainly has had a rocky and injury plagued career.
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