MESA, Ariz. — Right-hander Jameson Taillon had wanted to add a new slider for a couple years. But the past two offseasons, first coming off Tommy John surgery rehab into a pandemic-shortened spring training, then navigating the 2022 lockout, didn’t seem like the right time.
“It was hard to truly have an offseason to really lock that down and work on it,” Taillon said Thursday. “So, this year felt like a good time to try to add it. And so far, the results have been pretty promising. I’m excited to break it out in games and see how it fares, but metrically and stuff I’m pretty encouraged by it.”
