Cubs Spend First Two Draft Picks on College Infielders Cam Smith, Cole Mathis

AP Photo/Gary McCulloughThis is when I really miss having our guys who went on to form North Side Bound a couple of years ago, because they really dug the MLB Draft. Now that it’s shoehorned into All-Star Break, it’s nearly impossible for those of us who aren’t draftniks to really get a handle on it. From what I’ve gathered, the Cubs’ picks of infielders Cam Smith (Florida State) and Cole Mathis (College of Charleston) were more or less par for the course.

Both players figure to command right around their slot values, maybe a little less, and they should have relatively high floors even if their ceilings aren’t necessarily sky-high. That isn’t to say neither has a high ceiling, just that…