Taillon threw a career-high 102 pitches and walked his first batter in five starts Friday against the Reds.
He's been the Bucs' most consistent starter over the last month. Taillon features a 3.03 xFIP, 2.39 GB:FB and has walked only six batters in 52 innings. The Pirates haven't revealed the specifics as to how they will handle the rest of Taillon's 2016 starts, but expect the team to be conservative with its budding star -- especially if they fall further out of postseason contention. The righty missed all of 2014 and 2015.