Interested in Jameson Taillon ?

[orioles22]

I read one of those stories that speculated the Red Sox were open to giving up a coaching prospect but we could beat them with Basallo. That's way too much in my book. Maybe the next catcher in line we have who is also a decent prospect.

[ChicagoTerp]

24 minutes ago, orioles22 said:

I read one of those stories that speculated the Red Sox were open to giving up a coaching prospect but we could beat them with Basallo. That's way too much in my book. Maybe the next catcher in line we have who is also a decent prospect.

Basallo in a trade for Taillon would cause a revolt.

Hard pass on JT.

[Allan Bryant]

I would like have Taillon as our # 3 SP .   He’s superior than Kremer , Suárez, Povich , Irvin .  Plus he offers us two more years of control w/ $ 18 million each . The latest updates are the Cubs are getting more teams interested, which means they likely won’t chip in on his remaining salary . The real question is, of course, what are Cubs seeking in return for Taillon ?

[Allan Bryant]

5 minutes ago, ChicagoTerp said:

Basallo in a trade for Taillon would cause a revolt.

Hard pass on JT.

I be interested in Taillon if the Cubs are willing to talk about our prospects not named Basallo , Mayo , Holiday, Kjerstad & Cowser . 

[Bemorewins]

37 minutes ago, orioles22 said:

I read one of those stories that speculated the Red Sox were open to giving up a coaching prospect but we could beat them with Basallo. That's way too much in my book. Maybe the next catcher in line we have who is also a decent prospect.

I don't see Basallo, a top 12-15 prospect in the sport at age 19, being valued that that low, in that his max value would be to retrieve us a pitcher like Jamison Taillon who is on a bad cntract.

Don't you not think Basallo could headline a trade for a much better pitcher like Skubal/Crochet (an actual difference maker)?

[Bemorewins]

8 minutes ago, Allan Bryant said:

I would like have Taillon as our # 3 SP .   He’s superior than Kremer , Suárez, Povich , Irvin .  Plus he offers us two more years of control w/ $ 18 million each . The latest updates are the Cubs are getting more teams interested, which means they likely won’t chip in on his remaining salary . The real question is, of course, what are Cubs seeking in return for Taillon ?

I like the forward thinking of making moves to plan for 25' and beyond, given how thin the pitching is throughout the org. 

However, Taillon is a #3 at most, but probably best served as a #4 on a championship level team.

Given his salary and our low payroll, we could/should be able to take on the contract in order to keep the prospect cost lower. He's not worth giving up a lot for. However as you correctly state, he's much better than Kremer/Suarez/etc.

I don't love him as our only SP acquisition as he is not really a difference maker, however in tandem with another SP acquired it's passable IMO.

[Number5]

10 minutes ago, Allan Bryant said:

The latest updates are the Cubs are getting more teams interested, which means they likely won’t chip in on his remaining salary .

No, it doesn't mean that.  I think the Cubs will be happy to kick in some cash in order to get a decent prospect return.  If they don't eat some cash, they're looking at lottery tickets, IMO.

[wildcard]

Taillon has 42M left on his contract over this season and two more.  So the negotiation between the Cubs and O's are how much the Cubs will pay down and what prospects the O's will include.   

The more the Cubs pay down the better prospecte the O's will offer.

[Billy F-Face3]

Seems like a decent enough trade that shouldn't cost the top prospects and might still provide value in the production he contributes. I'd be in favor of it given the right circumstances. (Because let's be honest, I don't know if my previous first sentence is true. I don't know what the Cubs are asking.)