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Will 2018 be the year Duane Underwood finally breaks out?

Duane Underwood Jr. is all that remains.

That sounds like a tagline to a horror movie and in a way, it is.

The Cubs have struggled to develop any sort of impact pitching from the MLB Draft under Theo Epstein's tenure in Chicago and Underwood represents the only player left of the top three pitchers selected after Albert Almora in the front office's first Cubs draft back in June 2012.

Pierce Johnson — the first pitcher selected by the Epstein regime (43rd overall) — was released this winter after making one appearance with the big-league club in 2017.