When the Cubs signed righty to a four-year, $68MM deal in December 2022, that contract included a 10-team no-trade clause. According to Taillon last night (link via ), I havent had to say yes or no to anything. Taillon, who profe sed his love for Chicago, coughed up six runs in four and a third innings to the Reds in Cincinnati last night. Hell turn 33 in November. Taillons average fastball velocity is down a full tick this year, with his strikeout rate falling to 19.1%. Though Yu Darvish Jersey his ERA was 4.84 last year and currently sits at 3.35, there hasnt been a skill change in these 18 starts. Given that Taillon is owed $18MM in each of the 2025 and 26 seasons, its po sible the Cubs could look to get out of that commitment. In the best case scenario, they could also extract some useful players from a market that saw the Astros provide a for lefty . Though of from the Rays signaled an intention to retool and compete next year, trading Taillon before todays 5pm central deadline could still make sense. As Mooney notes, the Astros were one of the teams that had been connected to Taillon. The Padres, Orioles, Yankees, and Red Sox have also been linked, though Baltimore picked up . Weve also seen the Brewers, Cardinals, Royals, and Red Sox add starting pitching this month. If he is to trade Taillon today, Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has to contend with several better options being available on the market like , , and , plus similar ones in and . Tito Fuentes Jersey