Chicago Cubs top prospect Cade Horton’s season appears to be over.
The 22-year-old right-hander had a setback during his rehab and throwing progression from a moderate subscapularis strain in his right shoulder. President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer anticipates Horton will begin throwing again after the season.
“I don’t think we’ll see him during the season,” Hoyer told the Tribune on Friday before the Cubs-White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Horton suffered the injury in late May and was shut down from throwing for three to four weeks. He had been in Arizona rehabbing and playing catch.
Four stellar outings with Double-A Tennessee in which he allowed two earned runs in 16 1/3 innings (1.10 ERA) earned him a promotion to Triple-A Iowa for the first time. He debuted for Iowa on May 4 and made five starts before his shoulder injury landed him on the injured list and was transferred to the 60-day minor-league IL on July 24.
Horton, the Cubs’ first-round pick in 2022, posted a 7.50 ERA at Triple A with 15 runs surrendered in 18 innings while striking out 22 and walking 11.
