Jameson Taillon DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Chicago Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon (4-3) collected his fourth win of the season in a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday. Taillon threw 6 1/3 innings of one-run, four-hit ball with seven strikeouts and no walks en route to his seventh quality start of the campaign. The 33-year-old, who has yielded three or fewer runs in nine of 11 starts this season, owns a solid 3.86 ERA with 51 strikeouts and 12 walks over 63 innings. Taillon has a decent home matchup Sunday against a mediocre Cincinnati Reds offense.

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon was solid in his third win of the season in a 14-1 win over the Marlins on Tuesday. He allowed one run on four hits and three walks with two strikeouts over seven innings. Besides a rocky start on May 9 against the Mets, Taillon has held the opposition to three runs or less in all eight of his other starts. This outing marked his sixth quality start of the year. He'll carry a 4.13 ERA into his next start, where he's set for a nice matchup against the Rockies at home.

Chicago Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon threw long toss like he did in his high-school days this offseason in hopes of being able to regain some velocity heading into the 2025 season. The 33-year-old veteran had one of the better seasons of his eight-year MLB career last year in Chicago, going 12-8 with a 3.27 ERA (3.92 FIP), a 1.13 WHIP, 125 strikeouts and 33 walks in 165 1/3 innings over 28 starts. A back issue that he pitched through diminished his velocity late in the year, but Taillon had a tidy 4.9 percent walk rate. All of his offerings have decreased in velocity the last few years, which led to a career-low strikeout rate (18.5%), and it didn't help he wasn't able to do some of his normal weight-room routines due to his back injury. Taillon's strikeouts could increase slightly if he sees an uptick in velocity, but there is also plenty of injury risk here. He's outside RotoBaller's top-100 starting pitching rankings.