Chicago Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon is expected to miss "more than a month" with a right calf strain, manager Craig Counsell told reporters on Friday.

Manager Craig Counsell says that Taillon will miss more than a month. That is terrible news to hear, as the All-Star break is a week away.

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,