For fun, drafted in 1991. (I never saw him)
[Brien] Taylor attended East Carteret High School in Beaufort and played on the school baseball team. In high school, Taylor had a record of 29-6 and an earned run average of 1.25.[2] He also struck out 213 hitters in 88 innings pitched while walking 28. His fastball often hit 98 and 99 mph. In 2006, Scott Boras claimed that Taylor was the best high school pitcher he had seen in his life.
How in the world did he lose 6 games is what I'm wondering?
Aha! Good question that I used to wonder about these types of pitchers too!
Lotsa things enter in - defense goes to sleep after all the K's, weak HS team can't field or score runs…others…but also I've seen HS-level umpires overmatched by these types of pitchers resulting in more walks and a lucky swing…and a loss of 1-0, 2-1, etc...
No, I'm not criticizing HS umpires - just stating its tough to call balls/strikes from 82/84 to 98 in one day.