I understand the sentiment. But at this point, what hitter would you draft over hoffman/rodon? The one they think is the best. It's February, I'm not allowed to have an opinion on specific draft prospects. EDIT: For reference, you can copy/paste this to last year and replace the names with Appel/Manaea to get the same general sentiment. The Cubs do seem to be sticking to that mantra. Can't say I blame them considering the injury risk on the pitching side, but there has to be a pitcher good enough that they would make an exception. Maybe not in this draft but there has to be a profile that would just be too good to pass up. It will be fun watching the candidates try this year. Not sure it would be a pitcher good enough to make an exception but rather a lack of hitters good enough to justify passing up the arms. I wouldn't make it such a hard and fast rule, but something more like, when in doubt, take the bat. I take Bryant 100 times in a row with Grey or any arm on the board. You can't just arbitrarily pass on the best arm in the draft to take the 10th best bat that is clearly a step or three down from the pitcher.