Tyler Frank Kolek has had an especially rough go of it. A hard-throwing 6’5″, 260 lb. right-handed pitcher, the Shepherd, Texas native went with the second overall choice of the 2014 draft to the Miami Marlins, out of Shepherd HS. Follow Kolek on Twitter @Tyler_Kolek.
The second overall pick in any season’s draft is close to a lock to someday make it to the major leagues. 83 percent have made it in the past 54 seasons. Only five players drafted second overall before Kolek failed to reach the major leagues. The best of the notable group are Reggie Jackson (1966, Oakland Athletics, 74.