Couple guys pop to mind. Neal Heston had a knuckle curve going in 1990(?) and jumped out to 10 wins quick and made the ASG for the Pirates. Faded down the stretch and Drabek took over as stopper but he staked them to a lead. John Wehner hit .340 for a third season as a rookie the next year. Both guys had longish careers but never like that again.
I sorta remember those guys. They're on the periphery on my memory. Most of my exposure to the Pirates at that time came in the postseason, so if Heaton was pushed to the background by that point, it probably minimized how much I saw him. But the ASG was a big deal to me at that time, so that's probably what I remember him from.
I do remember Bob Hamelin! But as a Phillies fan born in the mid-70’s, the two standouts for me are Ricky Jordan and, more recently, Domonic Brown!
I remember both those guys!
Couple guys pop to mind. Neal Heston had a knuckle curve going in 1990(?) and jumped out to 10 wins quick and made the ASG for the Pirates. Faded down the stretch and Drabek took over as stopper but he staked them to a lead. John Wehner hit .340 for a third season as a rookie the next year. Both guys had longish careers but never like that again.
I sorta remember those guys. They're on the periphery on my memory. Most of my exposure to the Pirates at that time came in the postseason, so if Heaton was pushed to the background by that point, it probably minimized how much I saw him. But the ASG was a big deal to me at that time, so that's probably what I remember him from.