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Former Roland pitcher makes it to AAA Iowa Cubs
Sports
September 9, 2025
Former Roland pitcher makes it to AAA Iowa Cubs
By CUBS NEWS

Jaxon Wiggins, a former Roland Rangers player, is enjoying a true breakout season in the Chicago Cubs farm system this year.

The organization is promoting Wiggins to Triple-A Iowa, a source confirmed to Marquee Sports Network’s Andy Martínez. The news was first reported by the Des Moines Register’s Tommy Birch.

Wiggins, 23, was the Cubs’ second-round pick in 2023 out of the University of Arkansas. He has a sparkling 1.84 earned-run average and 0.95 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) in 16 games (15 starts) this season between Advanced Class-A South Bend and Double-A Knoxville.

He began the year in South Bend, but the Cubs bumped him up to Double-A in mid-May.

In 10 starts with Knoxville, Wiggins has proved he was up to the task with a 2-0 record, 1.93 ERA and only 22 hits allowed in 42 innings. He also struck out 52 batters, good for 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings.

The Cubs have been cautious with Wiggins since he was drafted after he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2023 during his final year of college.

He pitched just 59.2 innings last year, sporting a 4.37 ERA and 1.31 WHIP, but flashed his tantalizing potential.

Wiggins has realized that potential this season and currently ranks as the best pitching prospect in the Cubs organization by ESPN and MLB.com. Both outlets have Wiggins ranked fourth overall in the Cubs system and he sits 81st overall by MLB. com and 100th overall by ESPN.

Lance Brozdowski slotted Wiggins in at No. 8 on his Top 30 Cubs prospects entering 2025.

During the All-Star break festivities, Wiggins was initially selected to join the Futures Game, but the Cubs opted to hold him out of it to limit his workload.

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