Even though it isn’t emphasized as much in baseball, the draft is important in building winning teams. Since it takes so long for draftees to reach the majors in most cases, it’s hard to evaluate them immediately after the fact.
Now, let’s take a step back and look at the Cubs‘ last 10 first-round draft picks. They will each receive a letter grade based on whether or not they panned out, where they are in their career and what track they’re on (if they still have time to develop).