Moises Ballesteros and Jaxon Wiggins, who both played for the Iowa Cubs in 2025, were named Top 100 prospects by MLB Pipeline.
Two of the top prospects in Major League Baseball have already played for the Iowa Cubs. And they could again in 2026.
Catcher Moises Balleteros and pitcher Jaxon Wiggins were among the Chicago Cubs’ minor-league players named to MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospects on Jan. 23.
Ballesteros checked in at No. 55 on the list, which includes the best up-and-coming players in the game. Wiggins was listed at No. 58.
Ballesteros, a left-handed hitting catcher, has spent parts of the last two seasons in Des Moines. He hit .316/.385/.473 with an .858 OPS in 114 games with Iowa last season.
The success earned Ballesteros multiple big-league promotions last season. Known for his big bat, Ballesteros could very well begin the season in the big leagues as a designated hitter and backup catcher.
Wiggins has widely been considered one of the organization’s best pitching prospects since the Cubs selected him with the 68th overall pick in the 2023 draft.
The hard-throwing right-hander was shut down for parts of last season but still made it to Triple-A for the first time. He appeared in three games with Iowa going 0-2 with a 4.66 ERA.
Wiggins tallied 168 strikeouts in 137.2 innings across three different levels in the minors in 2025. He's likely slated to start this season with Iowa.
The Iowa Cubs kick off the season on March 27 against the Columbus Clippers.
Tommy Birch, the Register's sports enterprise and features reporter, has been working at the newspaper since 2008. He's the 2018, 2020, 2023 and 2025 Iowa Sportswriter of the Year. Reach him at [email protected] or 515-284-8468.
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