Trevor Clifton was the Cubs’ 12th-round pick in 2013 out of high school. He’s had some pretty good years in the system, including a solid 2018 split between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa, although Fangraphs did not include him in its recent Top 31 Cubs prospects list.
There were rumors that Clifton might be chosen, in particular by the Royals, since Clifton’s mom (who follows Josh on Twitter) suddenly followed our SB Nation colleagues over at Royals Review on Wednesday.
But Clifton was not selected, nor was any other Cub in the major-league phase of the draft, and the Cubs did not make a pick in that phase.