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2010 MLB Draft: Chicago Cubs’ Secret Weapon (To Fans, At Least)

June 7, 2010 by  

Monday is the first day of Major League Baseball's three-day First-Year Player Draft.

There are 50 rounds stretched out over those three days and, from the somewhat limited research that I was able to do, it seems that five or six players, on average, from any given team's draft class will eventually reach the big leagues.

Of course, that doesn't take into account that teams typically only sign a little less than 30 of their picks every year. Most teams will probably draft one future major leaguer (maybe even two) that they won't sign.

That means that baseball fans can probably expect to see four or five players from their team's draft class in the majors one day.

A good portion of major league teams will prob...

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