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Taillon, Cumpton, Grovatt Named to SAL All-Star Game

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Taillon was selected to the SAL All-Star Game

The West Virginia Power will be sending three players to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game, as Jameson Taillon, Brandon Cumpton, and Daniel Grovatt were all named to the team today.

Taillon, the first round draft pick from 2010, has a 3.71 ERA in 34 innings this year, with a 27:4 K/BB ratio.  Taillon has allowed one or fewer earned runs in five of his eight outings.

Cumpton, who was drafted in the 9th round in 2010, has a 5.11 ERA in 56.1 innings, with a 41:11 K/BB ratio.  Those numbers might not seem worthy, but they don’t tell the story of Cumpton’s season.  He started off by allowing 21 earned runs in his first three starts.  He was removed from the rotation, then returned to pitch three perfect innings in relief.  Cumpton returned to the rotation, and in six May starts he combined for a 1.18 ERA in 38 innings, with a 30:7 K/BB ratio, allowing one or fewer earned runs in each outing.

Grovatt, who was selected in the 11th round of the 2010 draft, is hitting for a .297/.418/.413 line in 172 at-bats.  He is currently tied for second in the South Atlantic League for walks (25), and ranks sixth for his .418 on-base percentage.  He has yet to commit an error in the outfield in 103 chances, and is tied for third in the SAL with eight outfield assists.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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