The Chicago Cubs are promoting top pitching prospect Jaxon Wiggins to Triple-A Iowa before the end of the minor-league regular season. After a season in which the Cubs have been cautious with Wiggins' usage with Double-A Knoxville, he will now be one step closer to the Major League level.
Wiggins is 23 years old and is currently the highest-ranked pitching prospect in the Cubs' system after Cade Horton graduated to the majors. The Cubs selected him in the second round (68th overall) in the 2023 draft, and he advanced to the High-A level during the 2024 season, during which he struggled with a 4.