Bleed Cubbie Blue · Dec 29, 2020
12 Days of Cubsmas: Two first-round draft picks non-tendered
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Kyle Schwarber hugs Albert Almora Jr. after a home run in August 2019When I was pitching ideas for this series to Al I was torn on the second day. I had an idea that was positive and one that was negative. I laughed and said it would depend on my mood.
Well, after yesterday’s absolute disaster of a trade (you can read my full thoughts here) I almost considered renaming the entire series The 12 Days of Grinchmas. It’s going to be a long winter folks, so let’s face it head on and talk about what led the Cubs to non-tender two of their best prospects and former first round draft picks: Kyle Schwarber and Albert Almora Jr.