Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Dobbins for Jameson Taillon (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jameson Taillon SP - CHC	Hunter Dobbins SP - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 159	‐
VBR	# 360	# 507

Projections

Strikeouts	46	32
Wins	3	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.78	4.43
WHIP	1.30	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 185	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 159	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 182	# 328

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 146	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jameson Taillon SP - CHC	Hunter Dobbins SP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	14	6

Games Started	14	4

Innings Pitched	72.0	28.1

Wins	2	2

Losses	5	1

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	70	27

Earned Runs	43	10

Home Runs Allowed	22	3

Strikeouts	65	28

Walks	25	10

ERA	5.38	3.18

WHIP	1.32	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jameson Taillon SP - CHC	Hunter Dobbins SP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	18

Games Started	10	5

Innings Pitched	56.3	41.8

Wins	3	2

Losses	4	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	56	43

Earned Runs	30	21

Home Runs Allowed	10	5

Strikeouts	46	32

Walks	15	14

ERA	4.78	4.43

WHIP	1.30	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jameson Taillon SP - CHC	Hunter Dobbins SP - STL
News
	Jameson Taillon allowed four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six across 4.1 innings in Monday's 8-6 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jul 21st	Hunter Dobbins allowed zero earned runs on six hits and no walks while striking out five over six innings in Wednesday's win over the Angels. Chase Davis Thu, Jul 23rd
	The Cubs activated Jameson Taillon from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	The Cardinals recalled Hunter Dobbins from Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Jameson Taillon will be activated early next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Hunter Dobbins allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four over five innings in Tuesday's loss to Milwaukee. Chase Davis Wed, Jul 8th
	Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Sunday. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 1st	Hunter Dobbins to start Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Brewers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jul 7th
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Jameson Taillon could go on a rehab assignment this week. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th	Hunter Dobbins allowed three earned runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out five over 4.1 innings in Thursday's loss to the Mets. Chase Davis Fri, Jun 12th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jameson Taillon SP - CHC			Hunter Dobbins SP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#332	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#206
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#182	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#193
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#177	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#105
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#190
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#127	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Sat, Apr 4th				@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#174	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#206	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#332
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#135	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#141
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#130
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#190	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#179
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#214	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#238
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#268	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#110
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#265	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#419	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#131
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#176
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#132	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#268
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#187
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#86	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#70
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#365
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#135
Thu, May 21st				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#241	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#419
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#135	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#131
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#99
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#225
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#88	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#109
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-2)	#232
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#417	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#159
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140
Sun, Jun 21st				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#365
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#190	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#76	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#198
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#213
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#278
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#150	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#299
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136	@ CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#66
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#219
Mon, Jul 6th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#114
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#89	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#81	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#48
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#16	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#116	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#50	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#16
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	vs CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#66
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#25	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#165
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC			vs COL
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC			vs COL
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC			vs COL
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH			vs PHI
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH			vs PHI
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS			@ CIN
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS			@ CIN
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS			@ CIN
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CIN
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA			@ PHI
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI			vs BAL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI			vs BAL
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN			vs PIT
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			@ COL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL			@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ MIL
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#176
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Dobbins for Jameson Taillon (2026)

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