Jordan Wicks #36

Jordan made his Major League debut in his third professional season in 2023, going 4-1 with a 4.41 ERA (17 ER/34.2 IP) in seven starts for Chicago after he was selected from Triple-A Iowa Aug. 26...With his win Sept. 6, 2023, vs. the Giants became the first Cubs starting pitcher since 1901 to record a win in each of his first three Major League starts...Is 11-6 with a 3.73 ERA (80 ER/193.0 IP) in 48 career Minor League starts...Has struck out 225 batters and walked 63 in his Minor League career...Entering the 2024 season was rated as the Cubs' No. 9 prospect per MLB Pipeline...Was ranked as the No. 5 prospect after 2022 and the No. 6 prospect following 2021...Selected by Chicago in the first round (21st overall) of the 2021 draft out of Kansas State University...Is the highest-drafted player in Kansas State history...Following the 2021 season was named to Collegiate Baseball’s All-America Third Team, All-Central Region Second Team and All-Big 12 First Team...Became Kansas State’s first All-American since 2013...Owns the Conway (Ark.) High School career records in wins (30), ERA (1.54) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.6).

2023

In his third professional season, Jordan made his Major League debut for Chicago after he was selected from Triple-A Iowa, Aug. 26...Went 4-1 with a 4.41 ERA (17 ER/34.2 IP) in seven starts...Walked 11 with 24 strikeouts and a 1.27 WHIP...Left-handed hitters batted .188 (3-for-16) against him while right-handed hitters posted a .261 average (30-for-115)...Held opponents to a .143 average (5-for-35) and a .524 OPS with runners in scoring position...Started his career 3-0 with 5.0+ innings and two or fewer runs allowed per game in each of his first three Major League outings, all starts, through Sept. 6...Became the first Cubs starting pitcher since 1901 to record a win in each of his first three Major League starts...Additionally, became the first Cubs starting pitcher since Juan Cruz (Aug. 21-Sept. 5, 2001) to allow two runs or fewer in each of his first three Major League starts...Made his Major League debut Aug. 26 in Pittsburgh and earned the 10-6 win thanks to 5.0 innings, two hits allowed, one run, one walk and nine strikeouts...Became the first Cubs starting pitcher to win his Major League debut since Ryan O'Malley on Aug. 16, 2006 at Houston...Elias noted that Wicks became the first Cub to record at least five straight strikeouts in his MLB debut in the liveball era (since 1920)...Wicks at one point retired 15 straight batters, becoming the first Cubs pitcher in the expansion era (since 1961) to turn that trick in his Major League debut...Went 7-0 with a 3.55 ERA (36 ER/91.1 IP) and 99 strikeouts in 20 starts between Double-A Tennessee and Iowa...Named Southern League Pitcher of the Week with the Smokies for the week ending April 30...Following the season was named an MiLB.com Organizational All-Star.

2022

In 2022, went a combined 4-6 with a 3.80 ERA (40 ER/94.2 IP) and 121 strikeouts in 24 starts between High-A South Bend and Tennessee...Began the season at South Bend, going 4-3 with a 3.65 ERA (27 ER/66.2 IP) prior to his July 15 promotion to Tennessee...Allowed two earned runs or fewer each of his last six starts with South Bend, including 10.0-straight scoreless innings in his last two outings...Held right-handed hitters to a .181 average (13-for-72) with the Smokies...Aug. 2 at Rocket City, tossed 5.0 scoreless innings with no walks and eight strikeouts. 

2021

 Made four starts with South Bend in his professional debut in 2021, posting a 5.14 ERA (4 ER/7.0 IP).