Jameson Taillon got off to a slow start this spring as the Cubs eased him through some calf cramping and an adjustment to keep from striding open, but he was still on target for a full season. Well, until his lower back locked up during his pregame bullpen prior to what would have been his first Cactus League start. When things hadn’t improved much over the next two days, Craig Counsell admitted that Taillon probably won’t be able to go by the end of the month.
“Stiff lower back is still the diagnosis,” Counsell told reporters.