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Chicago Cubs Day 2 Draft Summary: Run on Low-Mileage Power Arms Could Yield Surprises

Day 2 of the draft began with this tweet by our benevolent overlord:

According to source, Cubs initially wanted to go in different direction with #27 pick but opted for Ryan Jensen due to underslot bonus considerations. They were looking to pay pick 43-45 money there, which wasn't going to work for top choice.

— Evan Altman (@DEvanAltman) June 4, 2019

After reading that thread and talking to Evan, I had no doubt the Cubs would go overslot on one or two of the eight picks they had Tuesday. It was a matter of time.