Day 3 of the MLB Draft might look different from Day 2 on paper, but the Cubs maintained their theme of targeting toolsy players whose projection outweighs their performance. That is probably more the case for Tuesday’s picks, which makes sense because the risk gets lower with each round, but it’s been a hallmark of Dan Kantrovitz-led drafts on the whole.
The differences in specific strategy from one day to the next are more interesting, especially how the Cubs targeted pitching after going with several college hitters on Monday. They selected six pitchers from rounds 13-19, two lefties and four righties, after taking just three through the first 10 rounds.