The Chicago Cubs are at the top of the NL Central standings now more than halfway through the season and just a few weeks away from the trade deadline. As the C

The Chicago Cubs are in desperate need of starting pitching, even more after losing Jameson Taillon for the foreseeable future.

The Chicago Cubs say starter Jameson Taillon may miss more than a month with a right calf strain CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs starter Jameson Taillon may miss “more than a month” with a right calf strain, manager Craig Counsell said Friday after the team placed the veteran right-hander on the injured list.

All along, the Chicago Cubs expected to add more pitching by the July 31 trade deadline and reinforce their first-place team for a playoff run. But now that Jameson Taillon is sidelined with a strained right calf muscle,