Theo Epstein, along with Jed Hoyer, Jason McLeod, Jaron Madison and the rest of the Cubs’ front office, have been rightly praised for their ability to draft and develop talent. Since Epstein’s first draft with the Cubs in 2012, they have produced major-leaguers in Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber and most recently Albert Almora, Jr… However, something […]
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Cubs Draft History
The 2015 MLB draft occurred a couple weeks ago, and at this point everything is pure speculation. Cubs first-round pick Ian Happ is already fueling hype by hitting two home runs in his first five games through Tuesday at Eugene in the short-season Northwest League, but I’ll leave that to others to dream about what […]
Ian Happ and the Cubs Draft Strategy
Now that the draft is over, we can get to breaking down what they came away with—sure, it’s way too early to make any conclusions, but that doesn’t mean we can’t share some opinions. They didn’t come away with an Astros’ level of talent*, but they did come away with a pretty significant haul of […]