There are almost no guarantees with the Chicago Cubs or the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. When teams calculate the risk associated with investing in their future, they want to make sure the plan pans out. More often than not, this is not the case.
Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer came into 2018 with the goal in mind to continue building on what they have collaboratively executed since Epstein arrived in 2012. It included Cole Roederer, a left-handed kid from California, who the club selected with the 77th overall pick. Included with the selection was an investment of $1.