Fansided · Jul 13, 2025
New ESPN mock draft has the Cubs doing something they haven't done since 2020
Michael Reaves/GettyImagesThe general expectation seems to be that the Chicago Cubs will once again draft a college talent, a path that's led to solid results in recent years with Cam Smith out of Florida State, Matt Shaw out of the University of Maryland and Cade Horton from the University of Oklahoma.
With just days until the 2025 MLB Draft in Atlanta, a new mock draft from ESPN has Jed Hoyer changing lanes and doing something he hasn't done since the COVID-shortened draft in 2020: selecting a high school player.
Will Cubs go with a high school or college player in the first round of this year's MLB Draft? We'll soon have our answer.