It’s hard to believe, after seeing him pitch and hearing him talk, that Jordan Wicks is just 24 and two years removed from the MLB draft. He’s undefeated so far and could have at least one more victory — in the minors he rarely pitched more than five innings, but he’s had a couple of longer starts as a major-leaguer (One quality start) and doesn’t seem any the worse for wear.
The 6’3”, 220 lb. rookie was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (21st overall) of the 2021 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kansas State University (bbref) and has moved from South Bend to Chicago in less than two years.