Free-agent pitcher Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs reportedly agreed to a contract early Wednesday morning amid the MLB winter meetings in San Diego.
According to ESPN's Jesse Rogers, the deal is worth $68 million over four years. MLB.com's Mark Feinsand noted that the Cubs were the only team to meet with Taillon in person and were "in on him from the start of free agency."
The news comes as little surprise after Feinsand reported on Nov. 30 that Taillon was expected to command a deal worth more than the four-year, $56 million deal Jon Gray signed with the Texas Rangers last year.