The 2015 First-Year Player Draft concludes today (11:00am CDT) with rounds 11-40. Through the first two days, the Cubs have selected six pitchers (three left-handers, three-right handers), three outfielders and one infielder. Eight of the Cubs first 10 selections are college players.
The Cubs selected OF/2B Ian Happ in the first round and OF Donnie Dewees in the second round, both of the team’s first day selections are considered two of the best college bats in the draft.
The Cubs third and fourth round picks are high schoolers LHP Bryan Hudson and OF D.J. (Darryl) Wilson. Hudson is committed to Missouri and Wilson has a commitment to Vanderbilt. Both players have a ton of upside and slot money saved by the Cubs making five straight senior picks (rounds 6-10) could be used to help sign Hudson and Wilson.
The Cubs wrapped up day two with five straight senior picks which points to the Cubs looking to save slot money to use on other players selected in draft. By no means did the Cubs waste those picks and selected pitchers that could help the big league team win games down the road. Seniors have no leverage and under the new system, teams will select college seniors in order to use the slot money elsewhere in the draft.
The Cubs selections in rounds 6-10: RHP David Berg, RHP Craig Brooks, RHP Preston Morrison, LHP Tyler Peitzmeier and SS Vimael Machin.
The Cubs signing bonus pool for the first 10 rounds of this year’s draft is $7,236,100 million down from $8,352,200 million from a year ago. If the Cubs sign a player in rounds 11-40 for more than $100,000, the excess is counted against the team’s bonus pool. If the Cubs draft a player in the first 10 rounds they are unable sign, the assigned slot value is removed from their bonus pool allotment.
Assigned Pick Values for the Cubs first 10 rounds:
- Round One (Pick #9) – $3,351,000
- Round Two (Pick #47) – $1,292,100
- Round Three (Pick #82) – $731,000
- Round Four (Pick #113) – $503,100
- Round Five (Pick #143) – $376,700
- Round Six (Pick #173) – $281,900
- Round Seven (Pick #203) – $211,300
- Round Eight (Pick #233) – $174,200
- Round Nine (Pick #263) – $162,800
- Round Ten (Pick #293) – $152,000
2015 MLB Draft Schedule
- Day One – Monday, June 8 – Round One, Comp A, Round Two, Comp B
- Day Two – Tuesday, June 9 (11:30am CDT) – Rounds 3-10
- Day Three – Wednesday, June 10 (11:00am CDT) – Rounds 11-40
Cubs 2015 Draft Results
- Round One (Pick #9) – OF/2B Ian Happ
- Round Two (Pick #47) – OF Donnie Dewees
- Round Three (Pick #82) – LHP Bryan Hudson
- Round Four (Pick #113) – OF D.J. (Darryl) Wilson
- Round Five (Pick #143) – LHP Ryan Kellogg
- Round Six (Pick #173) – RHP David Berg
- Round Seven (Pick #203) – RHP Craig Brooks
- Round Eight (Pick #233) – RHP Preston Morrison
- Round Nine (Pick #263) – LHP Tyler Peitzmeier
- Round Ten (Pick #293) – SS Vimael Machin
- Round Eleven (Pick #323) – 3B Matt Rose
- Round Twelve (Pick #353) – 2B P.J. Higgins
- Round Thirteen (Pick #383) – LHP Kyle Twomey
- Round Fourteen (Pick #413) – RHP Jake Kelzer
- Round Fifteen (Pick #443) – RHP Scott Effross
- Round Sixteen (Pick #473) – CF Michael Foster
- Round Seventeen (Pick #503) – RHP Casey Bloomquist
- Round Eighteen (Pick #533) – 3B John Cresto
- Round Nineteen (Pick #563) – RHP Kyle Miller
- Round Twenty (Pick #593) – 3B Blake Headley
- Round Twenty-One (Pick #623) – RHP Jared Cheek
- Round Twenty-Two (Pick #653) – OF Alex Bautista
- Round Twenty-Three (Pick #683) – LHP John Williamson
- Round Twenty-Four (Pick #713) – SS Sutton Whiting
- Round Twenty-Five (Pick #743) – C Marcus Mastrobuoni
- Round Twenty-Six (Pick #773) – LHP Jared Padgett
- Round Twenty-Seven (Pick #803) – 2B Angelo Amendolare
- Round Twenty-Eight (Pick #833) – SS Delvin Zinn
- Round Twenty-Nine (Pick #863) – C Ian Rice
- Round Thirty (Pick #893) – C Tyler Payne
- Round Thirty-One (Pick #923) – OF Daniel Spingola
- Round Thirty-Two (Pick #953) – RHP Fitz Stadler
- Round Thirty-Three (Pick #983) – RHP M.T. Minacci
- Round Thirty-Four (Pick #1013) – OF Cody Hawken
- Round Thirty-Five (Pick #1043) – 1B Taylor Jones
- Round Thirty-Six (Pick #1073) – SS Al Jones
- Round Thirty-Seven (Pick #1103) – OF Donnie Cimino
- Round Thirty-Eight (Pick #1133) – RHP Rayne Supple
- Round Thirty-Nine (Pick #1163) – LHP John Kilichowski
- Round Forty (Pick #1193) – C Domenic DeRenzo
Will update throughout the third and final day of the First-Year Player Draft to include the players the Cubs take in rounds 11-40. A recap of the Cubs’ 2015 First-Year Player Draft will be posted in the coming days as the information is collected on the players.