The Chicago Cubs’ draft turned out predictably if you look at the first ten picks on the surface. An advanced college bat in the first round, and then six more pitchers. This formula is what the Cubs have had under Theo Epstein. The high first round pick devoted to a safer bat and then attack the pitching void, not sure void is the right word anymore with the arms coming up in the system but you get the point, with volume. I had written ahead of the draft about the fact the front office being more clandestine than usual in their intentions and that we should expect the unexpected.
The Cubs’ Quietly Surprising Draft of 2015
