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- Updated: January 5, 2017
PITTSBURGH — Nick Kingham finished the demanding rehabilitation process from Tommy John surgery last year. He doesn’t have to look far to find a perfect example for how to handle the next step.
Kingham, the Pirates’ No. 10 prospect, has spent the offseason living in the Houston area with Jameson Taillon. Kingham underwent reconstructive elbow surgery in May 2015, 13 months after Taillon’s procedure.
Taillon thrived in his return to action last season, dominating Triple-A hitters then posting a 3.38 ERA in 18 starts for the Pirates. Later this year, they could be reunited in Pittsburgh’s rotation.
Kingham, 25, is also training with Taillon at Fairchild Sports Performance in Houston. The 6-foot-6 right-hander watched Taillon improve himself — physically, mentally and mechanically — during the grueling, occasionally monotonous rehab process. Kingham set out to do the same.
“I just want to follow in his footsteps and …
