Cubs sign 32 selections from 2018 MLB Draft
The Chicago Cubs announced they have signed 32 selections from the 2018 First-Year Player Draft ahead of Friday's deadline, including each of their first 20 picks.
Overall, the Cubs have signed the following five new selections from the 2018 Draft since the club's last announcement, bringing the final total to 32 signed players: infielder Andy Weber (fifth round), lefthander Josh Sawyer (16th round), righthander Jake Reindl (17th round), righthander Niels Stone (27th round) and outfielder Edmond Americaan (35th round).
Here is a look at Chicago's selections from the 2018 Draft, with the signed players in bold:
Rd. (Pick) Player Pos. School Birthday B T Ht. Wt.
1 (24) Nico Hoerner SS Stanford University 5/13/97 R R 6-1 200
2 (62) Brennen Davis OF Basha High School (Ariz.) 11/2/99 R R 6-4 175
2C (77) Cole Roederer OF Hart High School (Calif.) 9/24/99 L L 6-0 175
2C (78) Paul Richan RHP University of San Diego 3/26/97 R R 6-2 200
3 (98) Jimmy Herron CF Duke University (N.C.) 7/27/96 R L 6-1 195
4 (128) Ethan Roberts RHP Tennessee Tech University 7/4/97 R R 5-11 170
5 (158) Andy Weber 2B University of Virginia 7/24/97 L R 6-1 190
6 (188) Kohl Franklin RHP Broken Arrow Senior High School (Okla.) 9/9/99 R R 6-4 190
7 (218) D.J. Artis CF Liberty University (Va.) 3/20/97 L L 5-9 165
8 (248) Zach Mort RHP George Mason University (Va.) 5/22/97 R R 6-1 205
9 (278) Derek Casey RHP University of Virginia 2/15/96 R R 6-2 190
10 (308) Luke Reynolds 3B University of Southern Mississippi 3/20/95 L R 6-1 215
11 (338) Riley Thompson RHP University of Louisville (Ky.) 7/9/96 L R 6-3 205
12 (368) Cameron Sanders RHP Louisiana State University 12/9/96 R R 6-2 175
13 (398) Ezequiel Pagan CF Pro Baseball High School & Academy (P.R.) 7/8/00 L R 6-1 163
14 (428) Riley McCauley RHP Michigan State University 12/5/96 R R 6-1 205
15 (458) Tyler Durna 1B UC San Diego 11/13/96 L L 6-0 205
16 (488) Josh Sawyer LHP University of Texas - Austin 10/24/94 R L 6-3 180
17 (518) Jake Reindl RHP University of Arkansas - Fayetteville 1/15/97 R R 6-1 190
18 (548) Jake Slaughter SS Louisiana State University 10/24/96 R R 6-3 200
19 (578) Layne Looney RHP University of Richmond (Va.) 7/26/96 R R 5-10 200
20 (608) Chris Allen LHP Marin Community College (Calif.) 6/13/98 L L 6-4 180
21 (638) Carlos Vega RHP Southeast Missouri State University 12/28/95 R R 6-2 220
22 (668) Jamie Galazin CF St. John's University (N.Y.) 5/20/96 R R 6-4 200
23 (698) Hunter Taylor C University of South Carolina 6/8/96 R R 5-11 226
24 (728) Blake Whitney RHP University of South Carolina - Upstate 5/25/96 R R 6-3 185
25 (758) Dalton Hurd CF Seattle University (Wash.) 12/17/95 R R 5-9 180
26 (788) Julian Boyd OF St. John Bosco High School (Calif.) 9/21/99 L L 5-10 143
27 (818) Niels Stone RHP Indian River State College (Fla.) 2/10/99 L R 6-1 190
28 (848) Mitchell Parker LHP Manzano High School (N.M.) 9/27/99 L L 6-3 195
29 (878) Levi Jordan SS University of Washington 9/24/95 R R 5-8 170
30 (908) Drew Wharton OF Clemson University (S.C.) 11/28/95 R R 6-3 190
31 (938) Clayton Daniel 2B Jacksonville State University (Ala.) 5/10/95 R R 5-7 170
32 (968) Jack Patterson LHP Bryant University (R.I.) 8/3/95 L L 6-0 210
33 (998) Tyler Ras RHP Middletown North HS (N.J.) 11/9/99 S R 6-4 200
34 (1028) Miguel Pabon SS Leadership Christian Academy (Pa.) 8/30/00 R R 6-0 165
35 (1058) Edmond Americaan OF Chipola College (Fla.) 3/26/97 L L 6-1 170
36 (1088) Jacob Campbell C Craig High School (Wisc.) 5/21/00 R R 6-0 200
37 (1118) Henry Vilar SS Westminster Christian School (Fla.) 4/1/99 L R 5-11 170
38 (1148) Chase Hanson OF Edison High School (Calif.) 10/12/99 R R 6-3 170
39 (1178) Pierson Gibis C Wauconda High School (Ill.) 8/21/99 L R 6-0 175
40 (1208) Itamar Steiner INF Niles North High School (Ill.) 5/9/00 L L 5-10 160