2025 MLB Draft Day 1 Thread: Chicago Cubs Draft on North Side Baseball

[Jason Ross]

4 hours ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

https://open.substack.com/pub/baseballtribune/p/baseball-tribunes-2025-mlb-mock-draft-b67?r=1tfnx7&utm_medium=ios
 

Coming down to Neyens at slot or Conrad under slot is interesting:

 

Neyens would be a major departure from how they draft. Prep power hitter who looks more like a 1b isn't their norm in the last half-decade at the top of the draft. It is really interesting. 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2025-mock-draft/
 

Longenhagen has the Cubs taking Hammond

[Jason Ross]

I'm rooting for chaos at the top. Washington should go off the board and the Angels can take Anderson and immediately announce he's starting on Friday (in the most Angels move ever), 

[Eeyore]

I didn't expect Willits

[Rob]

Willits @ #1. 

[Jason Ross]

Man, am I the only one who isn't the biggest Eli Willits guy? He's fine. Like I don't think he's a bad player...he just feels like such a "meh" 1:1 pick.

[Tryptamine]

1 minute ago, Jason Ross said:

Man, am I the only one who isn't the biggest Eli Willits guy? He's fine. Like I don't think he's a bad player...he just feels like such a "meh" 1:1 pick.

It has to be a significant under like he can't be over like 7.5-8M.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Trying to go cheap?

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Tryptamine said:

It has to be a significant under like he can't be over like 7.5-8M.

They better hope. Granted, more I think and take a step back...I don't like anyone in this draft to go full 1:1 myself. Not my favorite top-of-the-draft, frankly. 

[Tryptamine]

Bremner #2, WTF?

[Jason Ross]

CHAOS! 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Bruh, what?

[Hrubes20]

Well that was a head scratcher 

[Tryptamine]

It's pretty clear the front offices don't think too much of this draft class.

[Cubs420psd]

Wow

[Jason Ross]

I adore the Angels. The Rockies are super bad, but the Angels are super weird. They consistently provide "WTF" moments. Consistently. 

[Jason Ross]

2 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

It's pretty clear the front offices don't think too much of this draft class.

Me either.

[Rob]

Chatter of Kade Anderson to the Mariners. 

[Tryptamine]

Anderson to Seattle because they really need more dominant arms.

[I owned a Suzuki]

That's Willits house? Thought he was at his church

[Jason Ross]

Just now, I owned a Suzuki said:

That's Willits house? Thought he was at his church

My partner said the same thing until he spoke. 

[731.4life]

If Saint Louis gets Doyle from Tennessee, then every NL Central team is going to have a dominant arm.

[I owned a Suzuki]

1 minute ago, Jason Ross said:

My partner said the same thing until he spoke. 

I would have really hated him on the Cardinals...glad he is a National

[Tryptamine]

Doyle or Hernandez would both be really big gets for the Cardinals.

[Hrubes20]

Rockies have to be pretty happy there.