[Choi] In Committing to Chicago, Jameson Taillon Provides Cubs (and Himself) an Upgrade
December 7, 2022
[Choi] In Committing to Chicago, Jameson Taillon Provides Cubs (and Himself) an Upgrade
4 comments
Consistent innings, better home run environment, less money than Walker, there’s a lot of reasons to like this deal
” The point isn’t to belittle Walker, but that the Cubs got excellent value out of this deal. Based on Walker’s agreement with the Phillies, it wouldn’t have been strange to see a team fork over $80 million for Taillon. Instead, Chicago now has arguably the better starter of the two at a discounted price. Maybe his market didn’t really develop, or maybe he preferred the Cubs for personal reasons. Whatever the case, from a team perspective, this is a good first step. It’d be disappointing if he were the Cubs’ only addition this offseason, but I don’t think they’re done spending yet. Three of the four big-name shortstops are still up for grabs, and there’s reason to believe they are gunning for one of them. But first, they needed someone to hold the rotation together. Taillon happened to fit the bill. “
This would be a good pick up if we had a front of the rotation guy. Can Steele be that, maybe but when Rodón is out there why not just get the best guy available? We did the same thing with Stroman last year. Middle of the rotation arms.
I like the signing. We need good pitchers and hes a good pitcher
4 comments
Consistent innings, better home run environment, less money than Walker, there’s a lot of reasons to like this deal
” The point isn’t to belittle Walker, but that the Cubs got excellent value out of this deal. Based on Walker’s agreement with the Phillies, it wouldn’t have been strange to see a team fork over $80 million for Taillon. Instead, Chicago now has arguably the better starter of the two at a discounted price. Maybe his market didn’t really develop, or maybe he preferred the Cubs for personal reasons. Whatever the case, from a team perspective, this is a good first step. It’d be disappointing if he were the Cubs’ only addition this offseason, but I don’t think they’re done spending yet. Three of the four big-name shortstops are still up for grabs, and there’s reason to believe they are gunning for one of them. But first, they needed someone to hold the rotation together. Taillon happened to fit the bill. “
This would be a good pick up if we had a front of the rotation guy. Can Steele be that, maybe but when Rodón is out there why not just get the best guy available? We did the same thing with Stroman last year. Middle of the rotation arms.
I like the signing. We need good pitchers and hes a good pitcher