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Aug
16

Update – Pittsburgh Pirates sign second overall pick Jameson Taillon

By Allan

8/16 22:04: Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun says he hears that the deal is a $6.5 million bonus.

8/16 21:59: Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com says Taillon’s deal is believed to be around $6 million.

8/16 19:22: Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated says the agreement is for a bit more than $5 million.

8/16 17:54: Second overall pick, Jameson Taillon, has signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to his father (Chuck Finder of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).

Taillon, 18, has a fastball in the 94-99 mph range. According to MLB.com he has three plus pitches with the changeup giving him the potential to have a four-pitch mix.

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