Scouting Report

Video scouting report »

Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 40 | Overall: 45

Wiggins has flashed first-round stuff since his days as an Oklahoma high schooler and looked ready to take a step forward after pitching for the U.S. collegiate national team following his freshman season in 2021. Instead, he struggled as Arkansas' Sunday starter last year and barely pitched in the last month while giving up 12 runs in his final five innings. He looked like a frontline starter this fall but his elbow began bothering him in January, and he'll miss the entire season after getting diagnosed with a torn ligament that required Tommy John surgery. 

A healthy Wiggins sported some of the best fastball velocity in college baseball, sitting at 94-97 mph and peaking at 99, though his heater can get straight and is vulnerable when he doesn't locate it well. He can get swings and misses with a mid-80s slider that reaches 89 mph with two-plane depth, as well as a mid-80s changeup with fade and tumble. He toys with a downer upper-70s curveball as well. 

The key for Wiggins is control and command, and he has the athleticism and delivery to be average in both regards. But he has a history of falling behind in the count, not having the trust to land his secondary pitches and overthrowing his fastball. His encouraging progress this fall had scouts hoping he was on the upswing before learning the Razorbacks would lose their projected ace for the second straight year, with a similar fate befalling Peyton Pallette in 2022.

Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 40 | Overall: 45

Wiggins has excited scouts with his stuff since his Oklahoma high school days, but he logged a 6.17 ERA in his first two seasons at Arkansas and missed his third following Tommy John surgery. The Cubs still drafted him in the supplemental second round last July and signed him well over slot for $1,401,500. Younger brother Carson is one of the best prep pitching prospects in the 2024 class and more advanced at the same stage of their careers. 

Wiggins offered some of the best fastball velocity in the 2023 college crop, working at 94-97 mph and topping out at 99 before he got hurt, though his fastball could straighten out and got hit when he didn't locate it well. He missed plenty of bats with a mid-80s slider with two-plane depth and a changeup with similar velocity that fades and tumbles. He also fiddled with a downer curveball in the upper 70s.

Though he's athletic and there's nothing glaringly wrong with his delivery, Wiggins never has demonstrated much control or command of his arsenal. He has a history of continually falling behind in counts because he overthrows his fastball and doesn't trust that he can land his secondary pitches for strikes. He looked like he was making progress in fall practice in 2022 before his elbow gave out.

Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 40 | Overall: 40 

Wiggins has flashed first-round stuff since his days as an Oklahoma high schooler but posted a 6.17 ERA in his first two seasons at Arkansas. He looked like a frontline starter in fall practice before what would have been his junior season, but his elbow began bothering him in January and he missed the entire season following Tommy John surgery. The Cubs still paid him a well-over-slot $1,401,500 as a supplemental second-round pick in July. 

When healthy, Wiggins sported some of the best fastball velocity in college baseball, sitting at 94-97 mph and peaking at 99, though his heater can get straight and is vulnerable when he doesn't locate it well. He can get swings-and-misses with a mid-80s slider that reaches 89 mph with two-plane depth, as well as with a mid-80s changeup with fade and tumble. He toys with a downer upper-70s curveball as well.  

The key for Wiggins is control and command, and he has the athleticism and delivery to be average in both regards. But he also has a history of falling behind in the count, not having the trust to land his secondary pitches and overthrowing his fastball. His encouraging progress last fall had scouts hoping he was on the upswing before his elbow gave out. 

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	07/19/2024	RHP Jaxon Wiggins assigned to South Bend Cubs from Myrtle Beach Pelicans.
	06/04/2024	RHP Jaxon Wiggins assigned to Myrtle Beach Pelicans from ACL Cubs.
	11/06/2023	ACL Cubs activated RHP Jaxon Wiggins from the 60-day injured list.
	07/31/2023	RHP Jaxon Wiggins assigned to ACL Cubs.
	07/25/2023	Chicago Cubs signed RHP Jaxon Wiggins.
	06/15/2023	RHP Jaxon Wiggins assigned to College Workout.
	02/05/2023	RHP Jaxon Wiggins assigned to Arkansas Razorbacks.
	03/15/2022	RHP Jaxon Wiggins and assigned to Arkansas Razorbacks.
	02/02/2021	RHP Jaxon Wiggins assigned to Arkansas Razorbacks.
	02/02/2021	RHP Jaxon Wiggins assigned to Arkansas Razorbacks.