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5 Things to Like About What the Cubs Did in the Draft

by Todd Johnson June 7, 2018

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. […]

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Cubs’ Second-Round Picks Raise Some Eyebrows

by Todd Johnson June 5, 2018

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 […]

Tags: Brennen Davis, Cole Roederer, Cubs 2018 Draft, MLB Draft, Paul RIchan | 1 Comment
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Cubs Check the Boxes with Stanford SS Nico Hoerner at 24

by Todd Johnson June 4, 2018

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. […]

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Eyes on the Field: A Few Scattered Notes on the Cubs’ Draftees

by Baseball Prospectus June 14, 2016

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. […]

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(Briefly) Profiling the Cubs’ First Three Picks

by Jared Wyllys June 13, 2016

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 […]

Tags: Bailey Clark, MLB Draft, Tom Hatch, Tyson Miller | 4 Comments
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