Another Top-100 Prospects List is Out, With a Very Different Look for the Cubs - Bleacher Nation

"This weekend, Michael discussed the new MLB Pipeline top-100 prospects list, which largely matched the Baseball America list that had dropped a couple days earlier. Namely, the Chicago Cubs have two prospects in the top-100, Moises Ballesteros and Jaxon Wiggins. Lots of recent graduates, some trades, some stalling out, and a lack of huge breakouts from deeper in the draft or in International Free Agency over the last five years have left the Cubs' system relatively thin on impact-caliber talent, at least in the eyes of outside evaluators."

"Ah, but Keith Law today dropped his pre-season top-100 prospects list, and it actually looks pretty darn different as far as the Cubs are concerned: 41. Kevin Alcantara, OF47. Moises Ballesteros, C79. Jefferson Rojas, SS Oh. Interesting. As much as the exclusion of Wiggins is a head-scratcher to me, it's also surprising to see Law be the only pundit who isn't knocking Alcantara or Rojas way back this year after a 2025 season that saw plenty of reason for optimism on both, but probably not the huge breakouts that others were hoping for."

"Alcántara's first full season in Triple A went reasonably well, as he hit .266/.349/.470 despite playing through a sports hernia for a good chunk of the season, still showing flashes of that big power ceiling with a max exit velocity of 112.3 mph. He struck out 29.8 percent of the time, but did improve some of his swing decisions over the course of the year, swinging less often in the second half overall and cutting his chase rate by four points, so there was progress in spite of the injury."

MLB Pipeline and Baseball America largely aligned in placing two Chicago Cubs prospects, Moises Ballesteros and Jaxon Wiggins, in their top-100 lists. A different pre-season top-100 list ranks Kevin Alcántara at 41, Moises Ballesteros at 47, and Jefferson Rojas at 79 while excluding Jaxon Wiggins. Recent graduations, trades, limited breakouts in drafts and international free agency over the past five years have depleted the Cubs' system of obvious impact-caliber talent. Kevin Alcántara posted a .266/.349/.470 line in his first full Triple-A season despite a sports hernia, showing power and some improved plate discipline.

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