When the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Jameson Taillon with the second overall pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, the expectations were set high. Obviously, any time a player is drafted that high the expectations will be high. But Taillon’s background added to the hype.
When he was drafted Jameson Taillon was being touted as the best prep pitcher to come out of Texas since former All-Star and World Series MVP Josh Beckett. This comparison was due to Taillon’s pitching style being similar to Beckett. Jameson Taillon, like Josh Beckett before him, was a tall right-handed pitcher that sits in the mid-to-upper 90s with his fastball and has a filthy curveball.