Mark Gonzales

Jordan Wicks reached out to a fellow Arkansas native and lefthander for help honing a fourth pitch to advance his career.

The Cubs want 2022 first-rounder Cade Horton to be comfortable throwing any pitch type in any count, and the early results at Low-A were encouraging.

The hard-throwing 23-year-old righthander marries power stuff with improving control and a widening repertoire.

The 23-year-old Brown is among the latest imports to what could be the Cubs’ rotation of the future.

The 20-year-old outfielder’s talent will be on full display in big league spring training.

Six-foot-4 righthander Porter Hodge lost weight and enhanced two of his pitch types to put him on the cusp of reaching Double-A in his fifth pro season.

After a trip to the development list, 2019 first-rounder Ryan Jensen began reaching higher velocities and throwing more strikes.

Cubs minor league pitcher of the year Luis Devers has a swing-and-miss pitch and comes preloaded with all the intangibles. Now the Cubs want to help him add velocity.

After missing part or all of the past three seasons, Jeremiah Estrada powered his way from High-A to the big league bullpen.

Pete Crow-Armstrong used his down time in 2021 while recovering from surgery to refine his swing and bring up his power production in 2022. The process paid off with a breakthrough season at two Class A levels.

Our National League Central correspondents deliver one prospect report per organization, headlined by a Cardinals righthander who showed up to camp this spring throwing 100 mph.

The 19-year-old is a candidate to start the 2022 season at High-A South Bend.

The ability to better measure hitting attributes has increased teams’ comfort level when valuing players who might not fit traditional positional profiles.