Taillon rejoins Cubs rotation
Aug 19 2025
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs
NEWS: Chicago optioned RHP Javier Assad to AAA-Iowa and announced that RHP Jameson Taillon will be reinstated from the IL today.
IMPACT: Medium
BHQ SPIN: After making two starts following last week’s return from the IL, Assad was optioned to AAA by Chicago ahead of the team’s scheduled doubleheader on Monday. The demotion of Assad cleared the way for the promotion of Luke Little as a temporary bullpen reinforcement. After game two of the team’s scheduled doubleheader was rained out and turned into a doubleheader today, manager Craig Counsell indicated that Taillon will start one of the team’s two games in the doubleheader. While the expectation upon Assad’s demotion was that Taillon would take his...
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