Chicago Cubs: has Phil Maton finally turned a corner in 2026?
The Chicago Cubs have certainly had a roller coaster of a season thus far in 2026. Early in the year, they were one of the best teams in Major League Baseball and put together two separate ten-game winning streaks. That was followed, however, with a month of inconsistent play. They just recently clinched their first series win since early May, and had a ten-game losing streak at one point last month.
Throughout the tumult that was the month of May, many Cubs players proved to be inconsistent at best, and flat out undependable at worst. Among these was reliever Phil Maton, who was one of their premier free agent signings over the winter.
Has Chicago Cubs reliever Phil Maton turned a corner?
One can hardly blame the Cubs for giving Maton a two-year $14.5 million contract in free agency. Last year, with the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals, he was 4-5 with a 2.79 ERA in 63 appearances.
He has been far from that productive as a member for the Cubs. To date, he is 0-1 with a 6.17 ERA in 26 appearances.
It does seem, though, that Maton may be turning a corner.
In March, he got off to a rough start with a 7.71 ERA. He was worse, by far, in April, posting a 20.25 ERA and landing on the injured list with knee tendonitis.
Maton was better, but not great, in May posting a 4.61 ERA in 13.2 innings of work.
So far in June, thankfully, he has a 1.93 ERA in five appearances (4.2 innings).
Obviously, this is a small sample size, but it would be a major boost for the injury-riddled Cubs if Maton finally becomes the lock-down reliever they signed him to be over the winter. It would certainly make Craig Counsell’s job easier on any given day, and take some pressure off Jed Hoyer who has come under fire for his poor free agent signings as of late.
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