Jaxon Wiggins to the Iowa IL

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[JBears79]

I do not like pitching prospects

Edited April 15 by JBears79

[Post Count Padder]

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[Post Count Padder]

Seriously which baseball god did we piss off this season?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

34 minutes ago, Post Count Padder said:

Seriously which baseball god did we piss off this season?

Shrug. Pitchers break. Especially pitchers who already have an injury history.

The Cubs should be drafting more high level arms (and getting more out of IFA) so they have better depth to overcome inevitable injuries.

[Bertz]

 

 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

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Right now we think it's just a little time down and it should be OK.

[CubinNY]

On 4/15/2026 at 4:17 PM, Bertz said:

 

 

[Stratos]

On 4/15/2026 at 4:32 PM, JBears79 said:

I do not like pitching prospects

Is there a point anymore in using top draft picks on pitchers?.  They can barely stay on the field and when they do it's only for 5-6 IP per start.

The Theo formula worked pretty well.

[Geographyhater8888]

On 4/15/2026 at 3:34 PM, Post Count Padder said:

Seriously which baseball god did we piss off this season?

Pope Bob is a Sox fan for whatever that’s worth. 

[JunkyardWalrus]

Chances any of this has to do with the new pitching lab and infrastructure? 

[Cubs420psd]

On 4/15/2026 at 4:17 PM, Bertz said:

 

 

Lol sureeee. Just like a week ago it a was just a "change in approach" Wiggins seems even more fragile than Horton.

 

Honestly can he just get the TJ now and get it over with?

Edited April 18 by Cubs420psd

[Jason Ross]

3 hours ago, JunkyardWalrus said:

Chances any of this has to do with the new pitching lab and infrastructure? 

Probably none. It isn't like Tread is brand new. 

Instead, it's way more likely that "this is what pitchers do" and we are just getting hit with it all at once. 

[Bertz]

9 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

Probably none. It isn't like Tread is brand new. 

Instead, it's way more likely that "this is what pitchers do" and we are just getting hit with it all at once. 

Everyone complained incessantly when we had the softest tossing staff in the league.  That was not wrong, but insulating ourselves (somewhat) from this nonsense was part of the calculus.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

8 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

Probably none. It isn't like Tread is brand new. 

Instead, it's way more likely that "this is what pitchers do" and we are just getting hit with it all at once. 

And we finally have a few meaningful hard throwing pitching prospects/young pitchers.

What does stink is it appears the 2nd TJS is now happening sooner than the 7-ish year gap we used to think it would take.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

It doesn't seem like it's gonna get any better. Maybe if they start developing bionic UCLs. Or maybe in another 20 years the 6 inning starting pitcher is just not going to exist

Edited April 18 by Tangled Up in Plaid

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Jaxon Wiggins is throwing a live bullpen this weekend, per Carter Hawkins on The Score this morning.

[Outshined_One]

3 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Jaxon Wiggins is throwing a live bullpen this weekend, per Carter Hawkins on The Score this morning.

Given that it's happening in Arizona and with the way the season is going, I fully expect him to be out for the season following a chupacabra attack during that session.

[CubinNY]

It's their MO: they draft pitchers who are already dealing with arm issues, have little record of sustained success, and have "stuff". 

If anything, it's their draft philosophy and always looking for "value," or arbitrage, or whatever the current jargon is for getting players to sign under slot. 

[mul21]

57 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

It's their MO: they draft pitchers who are already dealing with arm issues, have little record of sustained success, and have "stuff". 

If anything, it's their draft philosophy and always looking for "value," or arbitrage, or whatever the current jargon is for getting players to sign under slot. 

Calling the Cubs cheap in the draft is objectively stupid.

[CubinNY]

8 minutes ago, mul21 said:

Calling the Cubs cheap in the draft is objectively stupid.

Who said they were cheap horsefeathers? As is your want, you take something, twist it to fit whatever the hell you want, and then post nonsense. They signed Shaw for under slot and used the money to sign Wiggins for over slot. 

Edited 55 minutes ago by CubinNY

[mul21]

1 minute ago, CubinNY said:

Who said they were cheap horsefeathers?

You did.  It's right there.

1 hour ago, CubinNY said:

If anything, it's their draft philosophy and always looking for "value," or arbitrage, or whatever the current jargon is for getting players to sign under slot. 

And it's especially funny that you said it in reference to Wiggins who signed for $300K above slot.  Like I said, objectively stupid.

[CubinNY]

1 minute ago, mul21 said:

You did.  It's right there.

And it's especially funny that you said it in reference to Wiggins who signed for $300K above slot.  Like I said, objectively stupid.

That's not what I wrote. 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

If anything, I think the Cubs don’t take enough risks under Kantrovitz on the power pitching side (or pitching period, since I’m guessing their draft models will always prefer the safer hitter).

[CaliforniaRaisin]

11 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

Who said they were cheap horsefeathers? As is your want, you take something, twist it to fit whatever the hell you want, and then post nonsense. They signed Shaw for under slot and used the money to sign Wiggins for over slot. 

They signed Shaw for slot. They used late day 2 pick savings to sign Wiggins over slot.