Dan Kantrovitz knew he’d be putting in a little extra work to prepare for his first Cubs draft when he was hired as the team’s VP of Scouting back in November, but he probably didn’t envision looking to NFL teams for advice. With the sports world shut down and little to no in-person scouting taking place since mid-March, the Cubs have adopted new strategies when it comes to vetting the players they’ll select Wednesday and Thursday.
That meant turning to a another league in order to learn more about evaluating players and personalities from a distance.