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

[Tryptamine]

Fien is probably a bit of an underslot, not much, but probably something.

[Neuby]

Wood please

[Tryptamine]

All I ask is that it's not Houston/Summerhill/Kilen

[Tryptamine]

Thank you Giants, one bullet dodged

[Jason Ross]

3 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

All I ask is that it's not Houston/Summerhill/Kilen

I would accept Houston or Summerhill as I think you can make arguments for them. Not my favorites, but I could probably get on board if the Cubs took 'em.

Kilen has ugly batted ball data and didn't have a broken hand, and isn't going to stick at SS like Houston. SFG can 'ave 'em.

[Hrubes20]

3 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

All I ask is that it's not Houston/Summerhill/Kilen

I’m in the same boat, although I like Summerhl better than the other two

[FloridaCubbie]

We're down to the 1 hour or so I pay attention to this a year. Who should I be rooting to fall?

Edited July 13, 2025 by FloridaCubbie

[Jason Ross]

Just now, FloridaCubbie said:

We're down to the 1 hour or so I pay attention to this a year. Who am I rooting to fall?

Kyson Witherspoon is the player I think we should root for to make it to 17. There's some really great under the hood stuff there. I think Tampa is a great org and will notice this, and my guess is he will go 1:14. But, he'd be the guy I'd really be hoping for,

[CubinNY]

I don’t think Irish is going to make it past Boston. But if he’s around when the Cubs pick….

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, Jason Ross said:

Kyson Witherspoon is the player I think we should root for to make it to 17. There's some really great under the hood stuff there. I think Tampa is a great org and will notice this, and my guess is he will go 1:14. But, he'd be the guy I'd really be hoping for,

(me, I need to remain calm)

[Tryptamine]

Ike Irish sliding a bit. I'm not super infatuated with him, but he's probably the biggest surprise to be there at 17 if he's still around.

[FloridaCubbie]

I have now looked up his K and BB rate and that sounds good to me.

[KCCub]

1 minute ago, Jason Ross said:

(me, I need to remain calm)

Does he make it past Breslow??

[Jason Ross]

Just now, KCCub said:

Does he make it past Breslow??

Both Boston and Minnesota could nab him. Good orgs. 

I think if Witherspoon makes it to the Cubs they snatch him and reevaluate their draft. I think right now their plan is "underslot". But maybe I like Kyson more than they do regardless.

[FloridaCubbie]

Would be the first Kyson in the MLB, right? Almost a gauranteed record breaker then.

[Tryptamine]

Goodbye Witherspoon

[KCCub]

3 minutes ago, KCCub said:

Does he make it past Breslow??

Nope

[FloridaCubbie]

I knew who Kyson was for 8 minutes, but my day is now ruined.

Edited July 13, 2025 by FloridaCubbie

[Jason Ross]

Someone tell Harold that there is no chance Skenes is still in Pittsburgh in four years.

[Dfan25]

Cubs taking Conrad

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Cubs are picking Conrad

(I would have taken Irish)

[JBears79]

Ike Irish please!

[FloridaCubbie]

I miss this being audio only and 10 seconds between picks because someone had to announce who was next on the clock.

[Bertz]

Conrad's solid (potentially very solid depending on his cap hit), but I would have definitely preferred Wood

[NorthsideAvenger]

6 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

Someone tell Harold that there is no chance Skenes is still in Pittsburgh in four years.

Nah. Let that be another thing he got wrong.