As the 2018 MLB Draft approaches, it always helps to look back and see what the Cubs have done in years past. The Cubs’ first pick is the 24th overall selection in the draft this year, so the front office probably has little idea who is going to be available that late in the draft. But it never hurts to take a look back and see what the Cubs decided to do in the past 18 drafts and how that turned out.
2000: Luis Montanez. SS. Coral Park HS (FL). (3rd pick)
I wanted to start with Montanez because I’m fascinated by the 2000 draft, which has been called the worst draft in history.