Yankees are “emerging as leaders” to acquire the initial pitcher Jameson Taillon Pittsburgh Pirates, according to Mark Feinsand.
Although nothing is imminent, Pittsburgh has already negotiated Josh Bell and Joe Musgrove this off-season in an apparently complete reconstruction, and the signs indicate that Taillon is the next to be abandoned, Feinsand noted on Saturday.
Taillon has been more than helpful since joining the major leagues since 2016 – he has a career of 3.67 ERA (190 wins won / 466.0 entries), 3.55 FIP and 1,247 WHIP by eliminating 8.1 beaters by nine entries. Taillon was shaken by injury early in his career, but released 191.0 entries in 2019.
Taillon and the Pirates recently agreed to a $ 2.25 million deal, avoiding arbitration, and the 29-year-old is under the team’s control during the 2022 season.
The Yankees’ Opening Day rotation seems to be in limbo after Gerrit Cole – Jordan Montgomery and recent addition Corey Kluber are apparently the two blocks to follow, but Luis Severino he won’t be back from Tommy John’s surgery until the summer. Deivi Garcia, Clarke Schmidt, Mike King, and Jonathan Loaisiga they are also potential rotation options.
A deal with the Yankees would reunite Taillon with Cole, who were teammates in Pittsburgh in 2016 and 2017.