3 players the Cubs must include in any Bo Bichette trade

Cade Horton

Cade Horton is the Cubs number two prospect and is ranked 29th overall on MLB Pipeline's top 100 list. Additionally, he's considered the fourth-best pitching prospect in all of baseball. Even ahead of Ricky Tiedemann.

Yes, the Blue Jays do have an already stacked starting rotation, but let's imagine adding Horton to the picture. Horton possesses a high-velocity fastball to go along with a wicked slider. He rose three levels from Single-A all the way to AA Tennessee. He posted a 2.65 ERA in 21 starts overall, including a 1.33 ERA in his six Double-A starts.

The 22-year-old struck out 117 batters in 88.1 innings overall, and limited the opposition to just 27 walks and seven home runs. The stuff is elite, and the command is quite good as well.

Adding Horton gives the Jays flexibility to trade a guy like Tiedemann in a potential Juan Soto package to help the offense, or could just give them absurd depth. If he gets off to a good start, it's possible Horton is ready later this season to debut. If it's not this season, it'd certainly be next.

Starting pitching isn't the biggest need for Toronto, but Horton is too good to not include. Fit isn't as imprtant as talent. Two years of Bo Bichette on cheap money is extremely valuable. The Jays need to shoot for the moon, and Horton is one of the most valuable assets in the Cubs organization.