Jameson TaillonCHC · TOR · SP

2026 review

Jameson Taillon struggled to miss bats or avoid hard contact, a 5.65 ERA and 1.36 WHIP in 86.0 IP, a 20.5 K% and an 8.6 BB% over 370 BF, and his 42.3 Hard% over 260 BBE was the 13th highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. He opened with CHC, went on the 15-day IL Jun 9 for a strained left hamstring, took rehab assignments, returned Jul 20, was designated for assignment Jul 27, and was traded to TOR Aug 2. With TOR he went on the 15-day IL Aug 11 for right forearm tendinitis, was activated Sep 4 after a rehab assignment, then returned to the IL Sep 5 for right elbow inflammation, missing 88 regular-season days across 3 stints. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 320, he finished 1218th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 898 spots below, and 203rd of 236 SP. His ERA ran 5.65 against a 5.96 xERA over 370 BF, 0.31 below expected, and he worsened after his longest IL stint, a 5.19 ERA in 67.2 IP before it against a 7.36 ERA in 18.1 IP after. The TDK LABS card had him back on a mound after the trade but facing a reduced role, and by late Sep on the IL awaiting a specialist look at the elbow.