NEWSLETTER
Although I was excited to see whom the Cubs drafted in the first and second round of the 2019 MLB Draft last night, I can’t help but remember and admit how much more boring the MLB draft is than the NBA and/or NFL draft.
Not only do top prospects in the NBA and NFL draft get to impact their big league team FAR sooner than they do in baseball, the Cubs haven’t had a good pick near the top of the draft since 2015. Obviously, that’s because they’ve been good – which, yeah, that’s the goal – but I love draft stuff and top prospects and its already hard enough to come by when your team does have a good pick.
And without the ability to trade MLB draft picks (again: unlike the NBA and NFL drafts), there’s just less reason for most fan bases to follow along. The result is a draft night that’s arguably less publicized than the NBA Draft lottery night.
Either someone is having some fun with Wikipedia … or you should all start placing draft bets right now! 😅 pic.twitter.com/GH75NSBlXq
— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) June 4, 2019
The number of NCAA players keeping their names in the NBA Draft has exploded the past 5 years, a fairly concerning trend for college basketball. We explored the reasons behind this, and explain why going undrafted isn't as scary for players as it once was: https://t.co/SOa1UgeV31 pic.twitter.com/Q8iRaK081x
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) June 4, 2019
Useless fact – Roy Rogers is one of six players to wear number 99 in NBA history. When he wore it with Boston in 1998, he was the first player to do so since George Mikan in 1956. https://t.co/XSuT60RON5
— Jeff Mangurten (@JeffGurt) June 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/hoopshype/status/1135622099899473931
Great to be back home!! 🤟🏼💪🏼 #BullsNation pic.twitter.com/CUhmxv2uOT
— Lauri Markkanen (@MarkkanenLauri) June 3, 2019
