Jameson Taillon Strikes Out Nine On Thursday
3 years agoNew York Yankees starter Jameson Taillon was once again unimpressive in his start Thursday against the Rays in Tampa Bay. The former Pirate allowed four earned runs across 4 2/3 innings, striking out nine. The K numbers are clearly there, but Taillon is still just getting hit around whenever hitters do make contact. We are now seven starts into Taillon's season and the flamethrower sits at a 5.40 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. It doesn't matter that his K/9 is 11.61 if teams are hitting him so hard he's a clear below-average pitcher. The Bronx is not an easy city to pitch when you aren't performing, and it's fully plausible that Taillon might be the next starter, in a long line of them, to not meet Pine Stripe expectations. Facing the Rangers his next time through, this start will be telling for how to treat Taillon moving forward.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com