Cubs sign 9 of top 10 draft picks, 18 of top 20 228 Comments
Post to be updated as the bonus numbers trickle in. Notable signings announced tonight:
First round pick SS Javier Baez signed for $2.625 mm
Second round pick 1B Dan Vogelbach signed ...
Tom Ricketts and Player Acquisition 83 Comments
Tom Ricketts has been vocal since buying the Cubs about the need to strengthen the minor league system. It’s getting harder to doubt his sincerity given the construction of a new ...
2011 MLB Draft: Rundown 46 Comments
Carrie Muskat has an article up about a few of the players the Cubs drafted that’s worth reading. A couple of things caught my attention.
Cubs scouting director Tim Wilken said ...
2011 MLB Draft: Day Two ***updated*** 236 Comments
Rounds 2 through 30 will begin today at 11 am central. The best players still available according to Baseball America rankings include Josh Bell who was the 15th ranked draft prospect.
From ...
Cubs pick Javier Baez in first round (video) 181 Comments
Through 8 picks, no team had taken a player ranked under 9th according to Baseball America’s rankings. The Cubs then picked the 18th ranked Javier Baez. (click the link below ...
2011 MLB Draft: Day One 159 Comments
The MLB Draft begins at 6 pm central and is televised on MLB Network and probably on mlb.com as well. Baseball America’s final mock draft has the Cubs taking Bubba Starling. A ...
Cubs to expand into new, untapped talent pool in tonight's draft 92 Comments
Fresh off the Cubs fruitful forays into scouting and signing players in baseball powerhouses like Korea, Morocco, Mongolia, and the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, the Cubs will further advance ...
Cubs first round picks since 1991 101 Comments
Since the MLB Draft begins tonight, I figured it was a good time to look back through who the Cubs had drafted over the years and what they accomplished. (click the link to read more)
Baseball America's latest mock draft 62 Comments
Jim Callis has another mock draft up and he has the Cubs selecting Archie Bradley.
9. CUBS: Bank on a high-ceiling player for Chicago. The Cubs have little chance to get Bundy or ...
2011 MLB Draft: Links 27 Comments
The 2011 MLB Draft begins on June 6th and ends on June 8th. The Cubs pick 9th this year. There are all kinds of names floating around as potential Cubs picks, but if we’ve learned ...
