With all eyes on Cade Horton as Cubs fans wait to see how he follows up his breakout second half from last season, the wait may be shorter than you think before the next big Chicago pitching prospect takes the mound at Wrigley Field.
Jaxon Wiggins, the Cubs' second-round pick out of the University of Arkansas in 2023, is quickly climbing prospect rankings across multiple outlets and is a potential big-league call-up candidate this summer, assuming he's healthy. The right-hander missed some time last year with some shutdowns, but was sharp, working to a 2.19 ERA across 78 innings of work, split between High-A South Bend, Double-A Knoxville and Triple-A Iowa.