DENVER — The Cubs and White Sox picked back-to-back at Nos. 21 and 22 Sunday in the first round of Major League Baseball’s first-year player draft.
The Cubs took Kansas State left-hander Jordan Wicks, a 6-1, 215-pounder with a mid-90s fastball and what analysts covering event on MLB Network called the best changeup in the draft. Analyst Harold Reynolds predicted Wicks will be the first player in the draft to reach the big leagues.
“It’s a surreal moment,” Wicks said. “It’s something you dream about. And I just couldn’t be happier to be wearing blue right now.