Jameson Taillon shuts up Cubs hecklers with hilarious spring training post

Day 1 of spring training and, already, Chicago Cubs fans have jokes.

The good news? Alex Bregman hit a moonshot in live batting practice, so obviously, he's going to be worth every single penny. The bad? That blast came at the expense of veteran right-hander Jameson Taillon, who had a great take on X - while also making an important point about how valuable he's been to the team over the last three years.

Jameson Taillon has been incredibly consistent for the Chicago Cubs

Since coming to Chicago, Taillon has been exactly as advertised. He owns a 3.93 ERA across 449 1/3 innings of work and has continued to deliver results, even as his strikeout rate has continued to fall over the last five years. Last year, he was limited to 129 2/3 innings of regular-season work, but limited opponents to a career-best .225 batting average.

After returning from the injured list, he was locked in across a half-dozen outings, posting a 1.57 ERA - leading the Cubs to five wins in the process. In a pair of postseason starts, Taillon allowed just two earned runs over eight innings of work, giving the team a chance to win, the same as he did all year long.

Heading into his final year of team control, the 34-year-old once again has an important role to play for Chicago. 2025 marked the first time since 2021 Taillon fell short of 150 innings and with major question marks attached to several other members of the rotation, his consistency could be huge. If he can stay healthy and continue to anchor the staff as he has in recent years, that bodes well for the Cubs.

A former first-round pick with experience pitching in major media markets (New York and, now, Chicago) if the team is going deep in October again in 2026, it seems safe to say Taillon will be a big reason why.