Cubs' Sold on Vitters as 2007 Draft Pick

[Bob Sacamento]

The Draft is approaching shortly (June 7-8th) but it's becoming very evident the Cubs have their eyes set on one individual with their 3rd overall pick in the upcoming draft. Tampa is a lock to draft lefty Vanderbilt starter David Price, while the Royals are wrestling between Georgia Tech's catcher Matt Weiters, North Carolina State's Andrew Brackman, and New Jersey high school righty Rick Porcello. My money, just like it was last year is that the Royals go for Weiters. And last year I would have said that Brackman would likely be the Cubs pick. Yet Andrew has looked very raw this year and will take awhile to develop. Now it's looking very likely that the Cubs will pick the purest hitter in the draft with the highest potential, Josh Vitters.

Here's a breakdown on Vitters:

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[realmofotalk]

Given the Cubs' recent history of injuries to young pitchers, the Cubs should go in the other direction and draft a hitter.