https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-draft-picks/page/5/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-draft-picks/mlb-announces-2024-draft-2025-international-signing-period-bonus-pools-r701/Today, MLB released bonus pool allocations and pick values for the 2024 MLB Draft. Additionally, MLB released international signing bonus pools for the 2025 signing period. The Cubs have the 19th largest bonus pool overall, at $9,802,300.  The Cubs top 100 picks and slot values are as...701Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:04:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-draft-picks/destination-the-show-episode-28-the-case-for-11-r654/In episode 28 of Destination: The Show, Jeremy and JD take a closer look at the 2024 draft, the top potential picks and how the landscape could shift over the next four months. 0:00 Intro 2:30 Spring Breakout Rosters 20:00 How is the 2024 Draft class? 24:25 Are there clear-cu...654Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:38:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-draft-picks/2024-prospect-previews-matt-shaw-r535/Selected with the 13th overall pick in the 2023 draft, Matt Shaw was one of a cluster of outstanding college bats with defensive homes on the dirt. After a professional debut in which he saw three levels of minor-league ball, what can Cubs fans expect from an encore? The prospect preview series...535Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:48:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-draft-picks/destination-the-show-episode-1-r272/In the first episode - after we tell you a little bit about ourselves - we tackle three main topics: Hot Starts for 2023 Draftees - We each made choices for the three teams that we covered for the draft.  Draft Review for the Twins - A deeper look at the Twins picks. We will take tu...272Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:18:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-draft-picks/cubs-2023-draft-recap-risk-but-high-rewards-r189/BEST PICKS: The expectation is that everyone in this group will sign. There may have been some doubt about Hope - and maybe still could be - but if mama says her son is signing, he's probably signing. In the event that he doesn't, the Cubs will not lose any bonus pool money. Matt Shaw,...189Thu, 13 Jul 2023 20:16:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-draft-picks/chicago-cubs-day-two-draft-recap-value-is-value-r186/It's become the custom of about half the teams in MLB to let statistical modeling guide their efforts to maximize the talent they compile in the draft. That doesn't mean that any team is solely drafting based on a number or on algorithmic decision-making software, and it doesn't imply that teams...186Tue, 11 Jul 2023 12:25:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-draft-picks/2023-mlb-draft-day-3-thread-r185/Today's portion of the draft, which will conclude with rounds 11 through 20, will begin at 1 p.m. CT. Keep up to date with the Cubs Draft Tracker.  One update with the new CBA: players selected on Day 3 can sign for up to $150,000 without it impacting the team's bonus pool. Any dollars...185Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:20:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-draft-picks/2023-mlb-draft-day-2-thread-r183/183Mon, 10 Jul 2023 09:23:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-draft-picks/cubs-select-rhp-jaxon-wiggins-68-overall-r182/Jaxon Wiggins has an exceptional repertoire, with a fastball that almost touches 100 mph, a hard slider, a changeup and a curveball. He was trending toward being a first-round pick after backing up a promising freshman season with a summer for the U.S. Collegiate National Team.  But his so...182Mon, 10 Jul 2023 03:49:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-draft-picks/cubs-select-matt-shaw-13-overall-r181/During the researching process, Matt Shaw not only climbed up the Consensus Big Board to #12, but also become my favorite college infield prospect. You can read my entire preview here.  Maybe Shaw doesn't stick at shortstop long-term, but he's an exciting prospect nonetheless. He can hit f...181Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:15:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-draft-picks/2023-mlb-draft-day-1-thread-r176/This year’s draft will again feature just 20 rounds. Day 1, which begins tonight at 6 p.m. CT and can be viewed on ESPN and MLB Network, will include the first and second rounds as well as both competitive balance rounds and all compensation rounds. There will be 70 selections total. The Cu...176Sun, 09 Jul 2023 09:24:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs-draft-picks/nygaard-final-mock-v-30-r179/This is how I think the first round will play out. Not how I would pick for each team.  1.) Pirates – Max Clark, OF, Indiana prep - I wouldn’t take Clark one. I wouldn’t take him second or third either. And maybe not fourth. But I’m not faced with screwing up having a ton of money in a load...179Sat, 08 Jul 2023 15:20:01 +0000