Chicago Cubs Linked to Top College Shortstop in Latest Mock Draft
The Chicago Cubs have the No. 13 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft and The Athletic recently published its first mock draft leading up to July’s three-day event.
With the selection, The Athletic projected the Cubs would take Maryland shortstop Matt Shaw.
Matt Shaw entered this week with a .359 batting average, along with 23 home runs and 66 RBI. He was just named the Big Ten Player of the Year.
Previously, he was the 2022 Cape Cod Summer Player of the Year, 2022 First Team All-Big Ten and 2021 Perfect Game Second Team Freshman All-American.
The first five picks in the mock draft included LSU outfielder Dylan Crews (No. 1, Pittsburgh Pirates), LSU pitcher Paul Skenes (No. 2, Washington Nationals), Franklin (Ind.) Community High outfielder Max Clark (No. 3, Detroit Tigers), South Brunswick High (Southport, N.C). outfielder Walker Jenkins (No. 4, Texas Rangers) and Florida outfielder Wyatt Langford (No. 5, Minnesota Twins).
The Cubs’ last five first-round pick included right-handed pitcher Cade Horton (No. 7 overall, 2022), left-handed pitcher Jordan Wicks (No. 21 overall, 2021), shortstop Ed Howard (No. 16 overall, 2020), right-handed pitcher Ryan Jensen (No. 24 overall, 2019) and shorstop Nico Hoerner (No. 24 overall, 2018).
The MLB Draft will be July 9-11 in Seattle, which will also host the MLB All-Star Game and the MLB Futures Game.
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