Two things are true:
1.) The Cubs absolutely made the right decision moving on from Jameson Taillon right now; and
2.) Taillon pitched some important innings for the Cubs over the last few years, and will be remembered fondly by me regardless of how 2026 played out for him.
That sums up my feelings on the decision this week to designate Taillon for assignment, and it also sounds like another way of explaining why the Cubs did what they did and why it wasn’t an easy decision.
Craig Counsell speaks on Jameson Taillon being DFA'd today. t.co/4MDQYNyyMC pic.twitter.com/nCBiFWVZaH
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) July 27, 2026“Essentially, we just had to make a hard decision as to whether we thought Jameson was going to pitch again. We just didn’t feel like it was going to happen again. Those are hard decisions. It seems like everything is always just a baseball decision and just about production. Jamo’s not only produced as a Cub, he’s had a big impact on our culture and in our clubhouse. So, that makes those decisions harder. But, in the end, we just feel like we had to do better in that spot. Thus the decision.”
“I told Jamo last night that I’m a little confused. I’m trying to figure out how to make this better and why it’s kind of gone this direction, and it was a little bit hard to figure out. Unfortunately, the hitters were obviously telling us something different, but, in the end, it’s more production [needed from the spot].”
As expected, the decision hit the clubhouse hard, even as Taillon’s teammates understand the need for the team to compete.
“There’s something to be said about someone who shows up to the field the same way every single day, regardless of how they’re performing, and that was Jameson,” Matthew Boyd said, per The Tribune. “That takes a lot of strength, takes a lot of knowing who you are, and he epitomized that. You just can’t replace him, and he will be missed in here …. It comes down to performance and we’re all held to that same measure. We get it, but that doesn’t make it easier.”
As Boyd added in a piece at The Athletic, this time of year comes with additions, but also the attendant subtractions. Again, it doesn’t make the transition any easier, but it’s part of the job.
And with the Cubs looking to add pitching very soon via trade, it was unlikely Taillon would survive the next round of cuts in any case, so to speak.
The same Tribune article quotes Ian Happ talking about how close the players get and how much these guys care about each other as people. Dansby Swanson said Taillon was on his Mount Rushmore of teammates. There are a half-dozen other articles out there today with complimentary words for Taillon from his teammates.
Nico Hoerner told the Tribune about how much value someone like Taillon provides that we don’t see.
“Everyone sees the every fifth day, a guy on the mound – good starts, bad starts, whatever it is – but you don’t get to see the group chats and plane rides and bus rides and dinners and everything in between,” Hoerner said. “And the way that he was able to both take his work incredibly seriously and passionately and always looking for ways to improve but also be present for other people and be grateful and be excited for everything that’s in the big leagues and just someone who’s overcome a lot in his career.”
The Cubs can of course still win games in the face of the sting of losing a well-liked teammate, as they did last night in St. Louis right after the news of Taillon’s DFA. But there is almost certainly some off-field value lost, and you hope the rest of the roster can – now with even more experience together – pick up the slack. Fortunately, this is a team loaded with experienced veterans, who know how to handle their business, and how to help younger players develop in their careers. In fact, that’s probably something Taillon already passed on, too: helping your teammates help their teammates.
As for Jameson Taillon, we’ll see what the future holds. Technically the Cubs have an opportunity now to trade him, but I don’t see that happening. Instead, he’ll clear waivers. At that point, the Cubs could ask him to pitch at Triple-A if they/he wanted, but, again, I don’t really see that happening. So, Taillon would then be a free agent.
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