"Although the Cubs placed just two prospects on ESPN's top-100 list (Moises Ballesteros and Jaxon Wiggins, the same as most top-100s in this cycle), Kiley McDaniel included two others in the "next 100" list. Jefferson Rojas, it turns out, just barely missed the top-100 (107), while the other Cubs prospect in that next group is a mild surprise: 3B/2B switch-hitter Pedro Ramirez. That's fun."
"*IF* Pedro Ramirez could show big league potential this year while raking at Iowa, it could help provide the Cubs a little more cover going into the offseason with Nico Hoerner hitting free agency. No, I don't know that it's realistic for Ramirez to blow up so much that the Cubs are choosing him as their starting second basemen in 2027 over Hoerner or Matt Shaw, but you would like to know you have a big-league-caliber option there."
The Cubs placed two prospects on ESPN's top-100 list while Jefferson Rojas and Pedro Ramirez landed in the next 100. Ramirez is a 21-year-old 3B/2B switch-hitter who has steadily advanced through the minors with consistent hitting, above-average baserunning, and strong defense, including a minor-league Gold Glove at third base. The Cubs added him to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft. Ramirez has not yet played at Triple-A; his minor-league production has leaned on BABIP and walks, and Triple-A will better test his power and overall projection.
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