Comments on: (Briefly) Profiling the Cubs’ First Three Picks http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/06/13/briefly-profiling-the-cubs-first-three-picks/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Jared Wyllys http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/06/13/briefly-profiling-the-cubs-first-three-picks/#comment-11395 Mon, 13 Jun 2016 23:00:44 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11753#comment-11395 Yep. Developing a pitcher certainly seems far less clear cut, but even with that, this front office is better equipped to do so than past leadership.

]]> By: Jared Wyllys http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/06/13/briefly-profiling-the-cubs-first-three-picks/#comment-11394 Mon, 13 Jun 2016 22:59:22 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11753#comment-11394 It’s hard to say with certainty, but the look of the draft as a whole has certainly changed, I agree.

And of the pitching prospects the Cubs do have (prior to this year’s draft), those three names are a few who have generated some sincere excitement.

]]> By: Douglas http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/06/13/briefly-profiling-the-cubs-first-three-picks/#comment-11393 Mon, 13 Jun 2016 22:42:31 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11753#comment-11393 Thanks for the update on the Cubs’ draft. Considering that the lack of impact pitching talent keeps Cub brass up at night, I think that we all should have expected to see a bunch of pitchers drafted by the North Siders. Whether these arms ever make an impact in the Majors seems like less of a sure thing. Considering the 30 pitchers that the Epstein regime has drafted thus far during the first ten rounds of the last four drafts (some of whom still look promising), there’s more to this than the just the number of picks going to pitchers. There needs to be some luck and the player and development system have to capitalize.

]]> By: Endy http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/06/13/briefly-profiling-the-cubs-first-three-picks/#comment-11381 Mon, 13 Jun 2016 13:58:33 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11753#comment-11381 Looking back at cubs drafts since Theo/Jed/Jason came on board, we haven’t had a class like the 2011 bosox, are those days over given the bonus pools? Outside of #1 picks we haven’t seen major success, but if you look at the league, it’s not like anyone else is either. The 2014 draft with Cease/Sands/Williams could be that break through class, agree?

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