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The Cubs selected Hayden Simpson, a 6'0" right handed pitcher from Southern Arkansas. Baseball America ranks him 191 out of their top 200 prospects, and say that he throws a low 90's fastball and hard breaking stuff. He went 35-2 at an NCAA Division II school.
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The White Sox, selecting 4 picks before the Cubs (13 vs 17) selected Chris Sale, a left-handed pitcher from Florida Gulf Coast. Baseball America has Sale ranked as their third best pitcher in the draft, and fifth overall. He's 6'6" but only weighs 183, and they say he throws two plus pitches for strikes.
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As a Cubs fan, I have to have faith in Tim Wilken. So far he's done an admirable job of rebuilding the Cubs' farm system. Tyler Colvin and Andrew Cashner are two of his picks who are up and contributing at the major league level.
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