2010 MLB Draft, Day One, Pick 2: Jameson Taillon (RHP, Pirates)

And second overall, the Pirates have selected:

Jameson Taillon, RHP, The Woodlands HS (TX)

Taillon, at a young age, has shown the ability to ramp the ball up into the high-90s, and also possesses a very solid slider. He’s more advanced than the overwhelming majority of high school arms, and while his changeup isn’t yet where he’d like it to be, he has plenty of time to develop. There are, naturally, some mechanical kinks for him to work out, but the Pirates have found themselves a prize.

Read more over at Bucs Dugout.