I’m still not sold on the Cubs making a Rule 5 Draft selection. Based on when the draft actually happens, and if the rules change (principally, the size of the 40-man roster), I reserve a right to change my opinion. However, as of now, the Cubs have a few guys on the 40 unlikely to contribute much in 2022. As such, the extent I’d be interested in the Cubs using the pick is by trading the seventh slot for cash. Nonetheless, some names are a bit interesting.
Conine won’t likely last until the seventh choice. A second-round pick in 2018, he hit 36 homers in 2021.