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Cubs Prospect Perspective: Riley Martin

Most of us are familiar with the term high-risk/high-reward. Way back when, the three-point shot in the NBA was considered a high-risk/high-reward venture. Until mathematics popped into the sport, and the shot with a 34 percent accuracy rate became de rigeur. Passes in the NFL, of any length, used to be a gamble, if you go back far enough. Some moves, though, are very low on the “risk/reward” consideration angle. The Cubs’ sixth-round 2021 pick, Riley Martin, was a very low-risk choice, and here is my look at him,

Born March 19, 1998, Salem, Illinois
Cubs’ 6th round pick in 2021 from Quincy University, Quincy, Illinois.