On Wednesday, the Cubs selected thirty more players to join their organization. The Cubs will be lucky if they can sign 20 of those 30. While the Cubs did not take a lot of high profile college guys, the process, in it’s totality, should strengthen the system. However, no immediate elite prospects were taken today. […]
Tag: MLB Draft
Cubs’ Second-Round Picks Raise Some Eyebrows
Draft all the athletes. That is an easy adage to say… when you know who the athletes are. Last night in the second round, the Cubs took three players (two in the compensation round) that raised a lot of eyebrows. All three were slated to go somewhere between the third and fifth rounds. More than […]
Cubs Check the Boxes with Stanford SS Nico Hoerner at 24
Jason McLeod likes to check off boxes when evaluating draft prospects. Stanford shortstop Nico Hoerner checks off a lot of them. As a result, the Cubs took Hoerner with the 24th pick in the first round of the MLB Draft. Here’s what the Cubs think he’ll bring to the table: Strike Zone Management – Check. […]
Eyes on the Field: A Few Scattered Notes on the Cubs’ Draftees
Editor’s note: A few of the Cubs’ recent draftees have plied their craft in front of the watchful eyes of BP’s prospect staff. Here are their notes. Tyson Miller, RHP: Miller was one of the best small-school pitchers in the draft this year, and he was a solid get for the Cubs in the fourth round. […]
(Briefly) Profiling the Cubs’ First Three Picks
Editor’s Note: We’ll have a more detailed rundown of quite a few more Cubs picks coming later this week, but for now, please enjoy this taster by Jared Wyllys. Probably more so than in any other professional sport, drafting players as a part of building a successful baseball team is a process that, as researched […]