Top Chicago Cubs Pitching Prospect Scratched from Next Start

As soon as Cade Horton went down against the Cleveland Guardians and Matthew Boyd was placed on the injured list, fans were pining for the Chicago Cubs to call up their top pitching prospect. The hype around Jaxon Wiggins has been building since last year, and although the right-hander reached Triple-A in 2025, fans shouldn’t be holding their collective breath on his call-up anytime soon.

Wiggins, 24, was taken 68th overall in the 2023 MLB Draft and entered the 2026 season as a consensus top-100 prospect...