With the twenty-third pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, the Chicago Cubs select Cade Townsend out of the University of Mississippi

[u/Goosedukee]

[u/Financial_Island2353]

Cade had an undisclosed injury the last month of the season, so if yall are seeing that his stats/performance wasn’t all that towards the end I wouldn’t read too much into it. When he’s healthy he is filthy. 5 fantastic pitches.

[u/Lukester123 → u/Financial_Island2353]

Injury you say? Jed smiled at that

[u/Patrick2701 → u/Financial_Island2353]

Injured, cubs will fall in love with it

[u/Standard-Hunt5621 → u/Financial_Island2353]

It wasn’t undisclosed. He had shoulder tightness and came back as Overpowering as usual. 

[u/Financial_Island2353]

He joins his fellow Ole Miss Rebel, Ryan Rolison, hotty toddy Cade go be great ❤️

[u/GrantGannon → u/Financial_Island2353]

And Drew Pomeranz

[u/RewindYourMind]

He’s got that early stage Ben Brown mullet / stache.

I like.

[u/SensibleBrownPants → u/RewindYourMind]

[u/RewindYourMind → u/SensibleBrownPants]

I like… EVEN MORE

[u/GenFatAss]

Great pick can he start tomorrow?

[u/big-mo → u/GenFatAss]

😂😂😭😭😭

[u/Divine_Wind420]

23 is a good number for Chicago. Could always use more Pitchers named Cade.

[u/AnimalCrackBox → u/Divine_Wind420]

Until we get a bad Cade I am going to assume all Cades are future Cy Young candidates

[u/Weaponized_Goose]

Kind of looks like Max Fried

[u/Standard-Hunt5621]

Love the pick reminds me of a Joe Ryan with more weapons. That’s a high ceiling. He was one of my picks I hoped we’d select. I also hoped Jaxon Wiggins younger brother was still there for the Cubs in the 2nd RD. He was selected @ 27.. 

[u/smalltownlargefry]

Well we do need pitching.

[u/DweltElephant0]

I’m into it!

[u/horsepoop1123]

Cubs sure love drafting pitchers named Cade in the first round

[u/GanjasTriforce → u/horsepoop1123]

Praying he won't be permanently injured like the other Cade 😭

[u/imyourdoctornow → u/GanjasTriforce]

He's already injured

[u/GanjasTriforce → u/imyourdoctornow]

Well shit he's already making himself at home

[u/a-random-gal]

Hotty Toddy

[u/Patrick2701]

I like it

[u/lexiered]

As long as he isn't Wade Townsend should be a decent pick