The Pirates' pitching staff was dealt some bad news earlier this week when Chris Archer underwent surgery to relieve symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. It means he won't pitch in 2020, and with only one club option remaining on his contract, he may not return to the Pirates.
On Saturday, the rotation got a bit of good news to even things out, as Jameson Taillon shared a video of him throwing as continues his journey back from Tommy John surgery.
Progress report! Feeling great, and will hopefully be moving into mound work in the near future. Mechanical adjustments becoming more natural by the day 💪 pic.twitter.com/1ge8fhIJlg
— Jameson Taillon (@JTaillon19) June 6, 2020
"Progress report! Feeling great, and will hopefully be moving into mound work in the near future," Taillon wrote. "Mechanical adjustments becoming more natural by the day."
Taillon showed off those new mechanics one month ago on Twitter, but he did not call attention to it then. However, it was undeniable he had tweaked his delivery.
Here is Taillon's tweet from May:
First time throwing 4X in a week. Feeling strong, and moving right along in the process 💪 Enjoying every step of this rehab journey, and learning tons along the way! pic.twitter.com/Ef2IVG24hk
— Jameson Taillon (@JTaillon19) May 7, 2020
And here is Taillon last April:
His arm action is shorter in that Twitter video than it was last year, and he is keeping the ball closer to his body during his windup.
Those mechanical changes were his idea, with the goal being to take care of that right arm.
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