Jameson Taillon

That thing is on a line.

I was watching him in the Tokyo Dome just rip that thing from 300 feet.

So yeah, I think with Shota, I've learned two things.

I think his ability to collaborate with everyone is super impressive.

Like his ability to...

Just collaborate with the PTs and the strength coaches and the pitching coaches and the catchers.

And his translator, Edwin, he's very open to ideas, and he brings a lot of ideas.

I like watching him just interact with everyone and the respect he has for everyone and what they bring to the table.

But also just watching show to pitch, completely fearless.

Like when he's at his best, he's just absolutely filling up the zone of fastballs at the top.

It's like a very simple recipe.

Like he's at his best.

It's like, I'm ripping my best fastball right through the zone.

I'm throwing my splitter off that.

And when I need to get you off balance a little bit, I'll throw my sweeper.

Um,

But, yeah, like, showed us a smaller guy, and he just comes right at you, completely fearless.

And I thought, like, especially in 24 when he was, like, really on fire, that attitude just kept building and building and getting bigger and bigger of, like, the fearlessness of, like, I'm coming right at you.

I'm not scared of anything.

I remember in 24 –