• Full name Jaxon Lee Wiggins
  • Born 10/03/2001 in Roland, OK
  • Profile Ht.: 6'6" / Wt.: 225 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Arkansas
  • Drafted in the 2C round (68th overall) by the Chicago Cubs in 2023 (signed for $1,401,500).
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    School: Arkansas Source: 4YR

    Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
    Age At Draft: 21.8
    BA Grade:50/Extreme
    Tools:Fastball: 60. Slider: 55. Curveball: 45. Changeup: 50. Control: 35.

    Wiggins was a projectable prep pitcher with a big frame, solid fastball and advanced feel for a changeup, but took a few steps forward in the first two seasons of his collegiate career at Arkansas. After sitting in the low 90s in high school, Wiggins sat in the 94-96 mph range in 2021 and touched triple-digits. He posted a 5.09 ERA over 23 innings with 28 strikeouts (11.0 K/9) and 14 walks (5.5 BB/9) during his freshman campaign, mostly out of the bullpen. Moving into a full-time starting role in 2022, Wiggins continued to show loud stuff and erratic control, with 82 strikeouts and 43 walks in 66 innings. He wasn’t able to continue his development in 2023, as a Tommy John surgery before the season kept him off the field and will make him a complicated prospect for teams to evaluate given his impressive stuff and frame, and spotty track record of strikes. When healthy, Wiggins threw a fastball that sat 94-95 mph and touched 97 in a starting role, with impressive vertical break and extension to go with it thanks to his 6-foot-6, 225-pound frame. While he has mostly pitched off that fastball, he also mixes in a mid-80s slider that is still developing, a changeup in the upper 80s with solid tumble and an infrequently thrown 12-to-6 curveball.

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  • RHP Jaxon Wiggins assigned to ACL Cubs.
  • Chicago Cubs signed RHP Jaxon Wiggins.
  • RHP Jaxon Wiggins assigned to Arkansas Razorbacks.

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