ST. LOUIS – The Chicago Cubs on Monday selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Andrew Wantz from Triple-A Iowa. In a corresponding move, the Cubs designated right-handed pitcher Jameson Taillon for assignment.
Taillon, 34, went 2-6 with a 5.92 ERA (50 ER/76.0 IP) in 15 starts this season with the Cubs. He was set to be a free agent at the end of the year after signing with the Cubs on a four-year, $68 million contract over the 2022-23 offseason. Taillon went 33-31 with a 4.21 ERA over 96 games with the North Siders.
Wantz, 30, is 2-1 with a 4.32 ERA (12 ER/25.0 IP) in seven appearances, including three starts, with the I-Cubs this season. Prior to being signed as a minor league free agent by the Cubs on June 6, Wantz was with the Tampa Bay organization. He made one relief appearance this season for the Rays and went 2-0 with a 7.04 ERA (18 ER/23.0 IP) in 18 appearances, one start, with Triple-A Durham.
Over his Major League career, Wantz is 5-1 with a 4.20 ERA (56 ER/120.0 IP) in 92 appearances and four starts with Los Angeles-AL (2021-2024) and Tampa Bay (2026). He was originally selected by the Angels in the seventh round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.
The Cubs play the St. Louis Cardinals tonight at Busch Stadium at 6:45 p.m. in a game that can be seen on Marquee Sports Network and heard on 104.3 the Score.