When the Cubs took infielder Nico Hoerner out of Stanford with the 24th overall pick in the first round of the 2018 draft. it seemed like a typical late first-round pick from a four-year school. Hoerner was a talented shortstop at the college level, but he didn’t have any outstanding “tool” that would project him out to be an impact player at the major league level. In the evaluations of Hoerner published before the draft, the consensus was that Hoerner was a “high-floor” guy who would go somewhere in the late first or early second round. There were questions as to whether shortstop or second base would be his ultimate position.
How good will Nico Hoerner be?
