The Cubs may have come away with the biggest steal of the 2020 draft when they selected hard-throwing lefty reliever Burl Carraway out of Dallas Baptist with their second pick. He has what the organization believes is once-in-a-decade stuff and will remain in he bullpen, which shortens his developmental curve significantly. In fact, many believed he’d be the first player in his class to debut in the majors.
That’s why it was so surprising when Carraway was not among the initial list of 50 names submitted for the 60-man player pool. As it turns out, the Cubs were simply maintaining a little flexibility at the outset because a player can’t be added back to the pool once he’s been removed.