Jordan Wicks

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Jordan Wicks
Wicks with the Iowa Cubs in 2023
Chicago Cubs – No. 36
Pitcher
Born: (1999-09-01) September 1, 1999 (age 24)
Conway, Arkansas, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 26, 2023, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through April 23, 2024)
Win–loss record5–3
Earned run average4.53
Strikeouts52
Teams

Jordan Wicks (born September 1, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Amateur career[edit]

Wicks attended Conway High School in Conway, Arkansas, where he played baseball and football.[1] In 2018, his senior year, he went 11–1 with a 0.86 ERA, and finished his high school career with a school record 1.39 ERA.[2] Undrafted in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Kansas State University to play college baseball.

In 2019, Wicks' freshman year at Kansas State, he started 15 games and posted a 6-3 record with a 3.61 ERA, and was named the Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year.[3][4] He set freshman program records with 86 strikeouts and 84+2⁄3 innings pitched.[5] As a sophomore in 2020, he started four games and gave up one earned run over 26 innings for a 0.35 ERA before the college baseball season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He spent that summer playing in the Northwoods League for the Rockford Rivets, compiling a 0.52 ERA with 52 strikeouts over 34+2⁄3 innings.[7] Prior to the 2021 season, he was unanimously named the Big 12 Conference Preseason Pitcher of the Year.[8] For the 2021 season, Wicks went 6–3 with a 3.70 ERA over 14 starts, striking out 118 over 92+1⁄3 innings, earning All-Big 12 First Team honors.[9]

Professional career[edit]

Wicks was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the first round with the 21st overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[10][11] This makes Wicks both the highest and the first ever first round draft pick to come out of Kansas State's baseball program.[12] He signed for a $3.1 million signing bonus.[13]

Wicks made his professional debut with the South Bend Cubs of the High-A Central, pitching seven innings while giving up four earned runs and three walks while striking out five.[14] He returned to South Bend to open the 2022 season.[15] In mid-July, he was promoted to the Tennessee Smokies of the Double-A Southern League.[16] Over 24 starts between the two teams, he went 4-6 with a 3.80 ERA and 121 strikeouts over 94+2⁄3 innings.[17] He returned to the Smokies open the 2023 season.[18] In late June, he was promoted to the Iowa Cubs of the Triple-A International League.[19] In 20 starts between the teams, he went 7-0 with a 3.55 ERA and 99 strikeouts in 91 and 1/3 innings.[20]

On August 26, 2023, Wicks was officially recalled by the Cubs to make his first career start against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[21]

Personal life[edit]

Wicks is a Christian, having stated "God is the rock of my life. He is always there and he always loves me no matter what happens on that field.“[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Buying in: Conway's Wicks signs with Kansas State". September 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Conway pitcher finishes stellar high school career". Arkansas Online. June 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Black, Ryan. "K-State's Jordan Wicks wins Big 12 Freshman of the Year". The Mercury.
  4. ^ "Jordan Wicks has best changeup in draft class". Baseball Prospect Journal. January 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Woods, Greg. "Behind Jordan Wicks' competitive fire and why he's riding it into his sophomore season at K-State". The Mercury.
  6. ^ The Wichita Eagle (subscription required)
  7. ^ Staff reports. "K-State's Jordan Wicks earns summer league award". The Mercury.
  8. ^ "Wicks named Big 12 Preseason Pitcher of the Year". January 27, 2021.
  9. ^ Kleinbard, D. J.; Manager, Site (May 31, 2021). "Jordan Wicks 2021 MLB Draft Profile".
  10. ^ "Jordan Wicks becomes highest MLB Draft pick in Kansas State Wildcats baseball history". The Wichita Eagle.
  11. ^ "Cubs draft KSU lefty Wicks in first round". MLB.com.
  12. ^ Black, Ryan. "Chicago Cubs select K-State pitcher Jordan Wicks in 1st round of MLB draft". The Mercury. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  13. ^ "Cubs, 1st-round pick Jordan Wicks agree to deal". sports.yahoo.com.
  14. ^ "Cubs First Rounder Jordan Wicks Will Make His Full-Season Debut Tomorrow at South Bend". www.bleachernation.com.
  15. ^ "Who are these guys? A guide to the South Bend Cubs 2022 minor league baseball roster".
  16. ^ "Top Cubs pitching prospects Wicks, Herz promoted".
  17. ^ "Jordan Wicks Stats, Fantasy & News".
  18. ^ "Where the Cubs' Top 30 prospects are starting season". MLB.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  19. ^ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/baseball/iowa-cubs/2023/06/27/jordan-wicks-promotion-triple-a-iowa-cubs-chicago-cubs-minor-leagues-kansas-state-2021-mlb-draft/70361000007/
  20. ^ "Jordan Wicks College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  21. ^ "Wicks called up, to start vs. Bucs in big league debut". MLB.com. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  22. ^ Kruse, Ethan (7 September 2021). "Jordan Wicks - Finding Consistency". His Huddle. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

External links[edit]

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