Cade Horton Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 210 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/20/2001 (22)
- Experience
- 0
- College
- Oklahoma
Cade Horton Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Cade Horton News
Chicago Cubs starting pitching prospect Cade Horton tossed four shutout innings on Tuesday, allowing just one hit and one free pass. The right-hander struck out five. Horton carried his dominance into his second start of the season and holds an overall 1.13 ERA and 0.75 WHIP across eight innings with nine strikeouts. The former seventh overall pick is the top pitching prospect in the Cubs system and should be expected to make his major league debut later this summer. The Cubs have had early season struggles with both their starting pitching and relievers due to injuries and poor performances. Horton could look to fill that void in the stretch run as the Cubs hope to win the NL Central. The 22-year-old is worth stashing in deeper redraft formats and should already be rostered in keeper and dynasty leagues.
Chicago Cubs pitching prospect Cade Horton put together another impressive performance in a no-decision on Wednesday for Double-A Tennessee. Horton, 21, was the Cubs first-round pick at seventh overall in 2022 and has been shining in his first full professional season. Horton has flown through the system this season from Single-A and High-A to Double-A where he has made his last three starts. On Wednesday he went five innings and allowed three hits, two runs (zero earned), two walks and seven strikeouts. The former Oklahoma standout has been shining this season with a 2.91 ERA to go along with 101 strikeouts in 74 1/3 innings across all three levels. Managers in redraft leagues should file his name away for a late-round stash next season and dynasty managers should already be rostering the right-hander.
Chicago Cubs right-handed pitching prospect Cade Horton, who is listed as the team's No. 2 prospect per MLB Pipeline, has gone 3-2 with a 3.89 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 12 walks and 57 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings over nine starts at High-A South Bend. He started the year at Single-A Myrtle Beach, where he posted a nice 1.26 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, four walks and 21 strikeouts in 14 1/3 innings over just four starts. The 21-year-old former Oklahoma star was taken seventh overall in last year's draft and figures to be promoted to Double-A sooner than later. If Horton continues to look dominant on the farm as he reaches the upper levels, he could be ready for a promotion to the big leagues at some point in 2024.
Cade Horton Stats
Last 10 Games
When the Chicago Cubs selected Cade Horton seventh overall in 2022, many questioned the pick despite Horton's standout performance in the College World Series just weeks before the draft. He was a standout two-sport star and slated to join the Oklahoma football team as a quarterback as well as a scholarship baseball player. Horton began his collegiate career as a two-way player who played third base and shortstop. Still, Tommy John surgery early in his career caused him to miss most of his collegiate career until 2022, when he returned. He saw bumpy results as a pitcher but dominated during the College World Series, seeing his draft stock soar. Horton dominates hitters with a mid-90s fastball that can get up to 99 mph but usually sits in the 94-97 range, getting a ton of swings and misses at the top of the zone. His slider sits in the mid-80s with nice depth and sweeping action, generating over 10 inches of horizontal movement. Horton also mixes in a more vertical curveball that can miss bats. The newest development in Horton's arsenal is his changeup, which he worked hard on developing this season. He even changed the grip to be more of a split-finger changeup. It dropped the RPMs significantly, and while it is still a work in progress, Horton could add a fourth above-average or better pitch to the arsenal while already possessing arguably a plus or better slider and fastball. Given that he has only 88 professional innings and 27 at the Double-A level, there are questions about when he will crack the Cubs rotation. Opening Day is not likely, given the depth, and the Cubs still want to further his pitch development in the Minors. July or August is a reasonable time for Horton to get the call as long as things are going well for him on the mound. He probably is not draftable in most leagues outside of 50-Round Draft Champions, but he is certainly someone to target there and pounce on in FAAB or waivers when he does get the call.