2026 Chicago Cubs MLB Draft Day 1 Thread

[Tryptamine]

He should go for slot more or less you'd think. I doubt he's over and I doubt there's little if any savings.

[Post Count Padder]

A college arm who can hit upper 90s is a solid get. Needed that in the system. Will he be signed at slot?

[Post Count Padder]

Ha answered my question as I asked 

[Bertz]

Just now, JBears79 said:

I dont like this pick. Is it an underslot candidate?

If he is it's only by a smidge.  He was supposed to go in the 20's, maybe early 30's

[Tryptamine]

Mets snag Wiggins

[JBears79]

There goes Wiggins. Dang

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

3 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

Mets snag Wiggins

horsefeathers the Mets

[Hortonhearsawho]

If the Mets wanna trade him to us for a rental player I'm okay with that!

[BKHoo]

Just remember - Wicks was taken higher. 

[Jason Ross]

13 minutes ago, JBears79 said:

I dont like this pick. Is it an underslot candidate?

Yes. Maybe a hair. Some rankings had him 18, others mid 30's. I bet if you offered him 25th pick slot you'd get him and save a small amount.

[Tryptamine]

Rabe taken pretty high

[Jason Ross]

The Cardinals love themselves UT pitchers who have a fastball and basically nothing else.

[Tryptamine]

Thome to the WSox was about the worst kept secret in the draft 

[Outshined_One]

YO BROS IT'S ME LA-

[Outshined_One]

Also, MLB's AI needs a lesson in kerning and spacing (from their Brewers pick writeup):

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He  s hit over power now

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

2 minutes ago, Outshined_One said:

YO BROS IT'S ME LA-

Made this joke somewhere else yesterday and no one gave a laugh emoji. It made me feel so old.

[Outshined_One]

1 minute ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Made this joke somewhere else yesterday and no one gave a laugh emoji. It made me feel so old.

I made a similar joke last year.

Granted, the one above was updated using my 11 year old nephew's vocabulary. So there.

[Jason Ross]

On one hand: good for the Rockies for joining the rest of the MLB, but also, I really am going to miss them being the oddball organization doing WTF things over there. 

They're having a good draft. 

[Bertz]

I consistently find myself liking what the Rockies are doing these days and I know they have a new FO but it still scares the horsefeathers out of me

[Tryptamine]

Dodgers take Bo Lawrance, they always just take the talent that slides to them and make out like bandits

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

1 minute ago, Tryptamine said:

Dodgers take Bo Lawrance, they always just take the talent that slides to them and make out like bandits

Was just gonna say, what a pick

[Bertz]

I wonder how much $$ you'd have to offer Mason Edwards to get him to slide down to 62...

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Was just gonna say, what a pick

Meh. I think he's a fine pick, but as with everyone, the opinions are wide. Logenhagen had him 7th, BA had him 38th, MLB.com had him 21st. 

I think just about anyone from like, 15-40th can be argued for almost any pick in this draft.

[Jason Ross]

Zumach mentioned that Kantrovitz doesn't care about head whacks as a pitcher. They very much believe they can clean that up. Did so with Wiggins. So that's good news.

[Bertz]

16 picks is a long time but trending towards there being some very high quality college options still there at 62.

Take one of them (I'm trying to speak Edwards and Strosnider into the world), and then shoot your shot with an upside HS pitcher at 75.  I'd be over the moon.