When it comes to what a team needs to make it through a 60-game season and earn a playoff spot during the COVID-19 pandemic, baseball insiders seem to agree on only one thing: How much pitching it will take.
A lot.
So if there ever was a year for the Cubs to snap their eight-year pitching development drought and draft a pitcher with a chance to jump straight to the majors, maybe it’s this one.
And maybe second-round pick Burl Carraway, a power-pitching left-hander out of Dallas Baptist is that pitcher.
At least that’s the opinion of prospect reporting guru Jim Callis of MLB.