Jameson Taillon
32-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-0
ERA
1.69
WHIP
1.13
K
8
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Fly ball pitchers can be successful provided they don't walk many hitters and punch them out at an above average clip. Taillon has never been dominant, but his low walk rate, and a low BABIP usually associated with a fly ball pitcher have helped him check in as a league average pitcher. Last season, things did not go as well as the Cubs hoped after they signed him to bolster their rotation. Taillon maintained a low walk rate, but his .292 BABIP was its highest since 2018. His 1.57 HR/9 was a new career worst. Granted his 4.84 ERA was about half a run higher than expected, but even so he was a disappointment. Taillon is embarking on the second season of a four-year, $68 million contract, so he'll be in the opening day rotation. Relying on a non-dominant fly ball pitcher is a slippery slope, which is why Taillon is best treated as a fantasy streaming option. Read Past Outlooks
Nabs second straight victory
Taillon (2-0) earned the win over Houston on Wednesday, allowing two runs (one earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out four batters over 5.2 innings.
ANALYSIS
Taillon yielded a fair amount of baserunners, but he was unscored upon outside of a two-run third inning. The right-hander notched just five whiffs among his 89 pitches, though that didn't prevent him from picking up his second straight victory to begin the campaign. Taillon got a late start to the season after opening on the injured list due to a back injury, but he already seems to be settled in as a key piece of Chicago's rotation.
Taillon yielded a fair amount of baserunners, but he was unscored upon outside of a two-run third inning. The right-hander notched just five whiffs among his 89 pitches, though that didn't prevent him from picking up his second straight victory to begin the campaign. Taillon got a late start to the season after opening on the injured list due to a back injury, but he already seems to be settled in as a key piece of Chicago's rotation.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
81
Last 10 Games
81
Last 5 Games
81
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What part of the game does Jameson Taillon generally pitch?
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
Even Split
2024
-37%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .252 | 132 | 56 | 152 | 29 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .251 | 167 | 19 | 182 | 25 | |||
2024vs Left | .300 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .190 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .266 | 63 | 32 | 77 | 18 | |||
2023vs Right | .252 | 77 | 9 | 79 | 9 | |||
2022vs Left | .235 | 65 | 22 | 69 | 11 | |||
2022vs Right | .253 | 86 | 10 | 99 | 15 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-18%
ERA at Home
2024
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.86 | 1.26 | 179.1 | 8.7 | 1.9 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.69 | 1.12 | 163.0 | 6.9 | 2.1 | ||||
2024Home | 1.69 | 1.13 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 1.7 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 4.62 | 1.42 | 78.0 | 9.0 | 2.2 | ||||
2023Away | 5.07 | 1.13 | 76.1 | 7.3 | 2.6 | ||||
2022Home | 3.47 | 1.14 | 90.2 | 8.7 | 1.6 | ||||
2022Away | 4.36 | 1.12 | 86.2 | 6.5 | 1.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jameson Taillon compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.00K/9
6.8BB/9
1.7HR/9
0.8Fastball
92.6 mphERA
1.69WHIP
1.13BABIP
.290GB/FB
1.08Left On Base
84.9%Exit Velocity
81.0 mphBarrels/BBE
1.6%Spin Rate
2462 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.3%Swinging Strike
10.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Added new sweeping slider
Taillon told Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times on Thursday that he added a new slider to his arsenal over the offseason.
ANALYSIS
It's more of a sweeping slider than his old gyro slider, and Taillon said that the early metrics on it have been exciting. "I'm excited to break it out in games and see how it fares," he told Lee at Cubs camp in Arizona. The 31-year-old right-hander joined the Cubs on a four-year, $68 million contract in December and wants to bring improved swing-and-miss ability to the North Side of Chicago. He posted a solid 3.91 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 151:32 K:BB over 177.1 regular-season innings with the Yankees in 2022.
It's more of a sweeping slider than his old gyro slider, and Taillon said that the early metrics on it have been exciting. "I'm excited to break it out in games and see how it fares," he told Lee at Cubs camp in Arizona. The 31-year-old right-hander joined the Cubs on a four-year, $68 million contract in December and wants to bring improved swing-and-miss ability to the North Side of Chicago. He posted a solid 3.91 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 151:32 K:BB over 177.1 regular-season innings with the Yankees in 2022.
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Taillon tied his career high with 32 starts while logging 177.1 innings, his second most ever. His strikeout rate dropped, but Taillon compensated with a 4.4% walk rate, its lowest since his rookie season. For the second straight year, a high number of flyballs led to an above average flyball rate, but the low walk rate along with the resultant low BABIP minimized damage. Taillon tweaks his pitch mix every year, reintroducing a cutter to increase his arsenal to six pitches. Taillon's two best offerings are a curve and slider, but he backed off usage of both, perhaps due to being a two-time Tommy John surgery recoveree. Unless Taillon is comfortable reworking his repertoire another year removed from going under the knife in 2019, home runs will remain an issue, although he gets a modest park upgrade after signing a four-year deal with the Cubs. His low strikeout rate is more akin to a fantasy streamer than staff anchor.
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Sharp in season debut
Taillon (1-0) earned the win Friday against the Marlins, allowing one run on three hits while striking out four over five innings.
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Activated from IL
The Cubs reinstated Taillon (back) from the 15-day injured list Thursday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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Thursday's start rained out
Taillon (back) and the Cubs won't play the Marlins on Thursday due to inclement weather, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Making season debut Thursday
Taillon (back) will be activated from the 15-day injured list and is listed as the Cubs' probable starting pitcher for Thursday's series opener versus the Marlins at Wrigley Field.
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Will make season debut next week
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Saturday that Taillon (back) will return from the 15-day injured list to make his next start in the majors, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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