Cade Horton, the Chicago Cubs’ No. 2 prospect, knows something about throwing a pretty good fastball. 

MLB.com rates his fastball a 60 on the 80-grade scale, and the right hander has touched 98 mph in his career, but even he was impressed with what he saw from a fellow Cubs prospect Thursday.

MLB.com’s No. 49 overall prospect joined “Road to Wrigley” for a long discussion about his return from injury, his thoughts on his 2025 season, and a whole lot more, including his relationship with Cubs No. 8 prospect Jaxon Wiggins.

“I know him pretty well; I grew up playing against him,” Horton said on “Road To Wrigley.”

After watching Wiggins throw a heater for a called strike at the knees, Horton added: “There is a dotted fastball!”

Wiggins, a 23-year-old righty, is pitching for the Cubs’ Advanced Class-A affiliate in South Bend. He struck out seven batters in five innings Thursday night while allowing just one run.

Horton, a native of Norman, Okla., was asked what he would be thinking if he was Wiggins out on the bump: “He throws 100, so I’d probably go with the fastball.”

Horton was also asked how he would evaluate his 2025 starts, as the former 7th overall pick in the 2022 draft, has been terrific this season, tossing 12.1 innings with a 1.46 ERA across three starts, striking out 18 and allowing just five hits.

“I’m very hard on myself, so I hate the walks,” Horton said, referencing his 10 walks so far in 2025. “But it’s not like I’m going out there and completely missing the zone. It has been competitive pitches that I just haven’t been winning.”

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Horton mentioned finding more accuracy with his secondary offerings – his curveball and changeup – is a goal for him in his next outings.

“My slider is my bread and butter, so it’s always been in my back pocket. Now, it’s just about commanding the curveball and the changeup,” Horton said. “I feel like that’s my main key right now, just getting better at landing those in the zone and trusting them.”

With Justin Steele’s 2025 season over due to surgery, the Cubs will likely need reinforcements from Iowa, and if Horton continues his early season success, there’s a good chance he finds himself in Chicago this season.