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The 2026 MLB Draft is in full swing.
The Chicago Cubs will have 21 total picks in the 2026 MLB Draft. It might be hard to keep track of every pick the Cubs have made in this year’s draft, so we’ll provide a tracker for all the picks the North Siders make in this draft.
This is your one-stop shop for all the Cubs draft picks.
Chicago Cubs 2026 MLB Draft Tracker
Round 1, No. 23 Overall: Cade Townsend, P, Ole Miss
MLB Pipeline ranking: No. 35
Bats/throws: right/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 185 pounds
Approximate pick value: $3.95 million
2025 Stats: 3.94 ERA, 1.203 WHIP, 31.8% strikeout rate
Thing to know: The Cubs targeted pitching early and selected one of the top spin ballers in the class.
Round 2, No. 62 Overall: Caden Sorrell, OF, Texas A&M
MLB Pipeline ranking: No. 33
Bats/throws: left/left
Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 210 pounds
Approximate pick value: $1.49 million
2025 Stats: .341 BA, 23 HRs, 76 RBI, 11 SBs
Thing to know: Both of Sorrell's grandfathers played in the big leagues (Billy Sorrell and Tom Griffin), and the young outfielder has plenty of pop at the plate.
Round 2C, No. 75 Overall: Myles Bailey, 1B, Florida State
MLB Pipeline ranking: No. 83
Bats/throws: left/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-4, 257 pounds
Approximate pick value: $1.12 million
2025 Stats: .363 BA, 13 HRs, 33 RBI, 3 SBs
Thing to know: White Sox actually drafted Bailey in the 20th round of the 2024 MLB Draft before he decided to go to college. The lefty slugger has some of the biggest power in this draft after hitting 19 homers as a freshman.
Round 3, No. 97 Overall: Carson Jasa, P, Nebraska
MLB Pipeline ranking: No. 173
Bats/throws: right/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-7, 215 pounds
Approximate pick value: $800K
2025 Stats: 3.59 ERA, 1.289 WHIP, 30.5% strikeout rate
Thing to know: Jasa struggled in his first two college seasons before breaking out in his junior season. The tall right-hander has a nasty slider and an above-average curveball that could turn into plus pitches.
Round 4, No. 126 Overall: Dylan Marionneaux, P, Northwestern State
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: right/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 170 pounds
Approximate pick value: $609.2K
2025 Stats: 3.51 ERA, 1.087 WHIP, 23.4% strikeout rate
Thing to know: Marionneaux improved in each of his three college seasons at Northwestern State and was named to the first-team Southland All-Conference team
Round 5, No. 159 Overall: Dylan Blomker, P, La Cueva HS
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: right/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 170 pounds
Approximate pick value: $609.2K
2025 Stats: 1.99 ERA, 113 strikeouts
Thing to know: Blomker is the first high schooler the Cubs took in the draft. He averaged 2.1 strikeouts per inning in his final high school season.
Round 6, No. 126 Overall: Isaac Morton, P, Minnesota
MLB Pipeline ranking: No. 172
Bats/throws: right/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 195 pounds
Approximate pick value: $344.4K
2025 Stats: 3.26 ERA, 1.170 WHIP, 24.1% strikeout rate
Thing to know: Morton underwent Tommy John surgery in early 2026.
Round 7, No. 217 Overall: Cole Tryba, P, UC Santa Barbara
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: left/left
Height/weight: 6-foot, 185 pounds
Approximate pick value: $272K
2025 Stats: 3.50 ERA, 1.099 WHIP, 30.3% strikeout rate
Thing to know: The Cubs selected their fifth straight pitcher with Tryba being the latest in the seventh round. Tryba is a reliever-only pitcher who saved four games this past college season.
Round 8, No. 247 Overall: Lance Williams, P, Maryland
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: right/right
Height/weight: 5-foot-11, 200 pounds
Approximate pick value: $224.1K
2025 Stats: 6.16 ERA, 1.509 WHIP, 26.1% strikeout rate
Thing to know: Williams is a smaller pitcher with experience as both a starter and a reliever. His fastball sits in the mid-90s and can reach up to 98 mph.
Round 9, No. 277 Overall: Chase Meyer, P, West Virginia
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: right/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-2, 175 pounds
Approximate pick value: $204.1K
2025 Stats: 2.70 ERA, 0.900 WHIP, 31.3% strikeout rate (two starts)
Thing to know: Meyer was dismissed from the West Virginia team early in the 2026 season after a locker room dispute. He posted a 3.94 ERA with a 28.9% strikeout rate in 2025.
Round 10, No. 307 Overall: Luke Alwood, P, Seattle
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: right/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-5, 225 pounds
Approximate pick value: $193.3K
2025 Stats: 5.56 ERA, 1.534 WHIP, 24.3% strikeout rate
Thing to know: Alwood operated mostly as a reliever for the Redhawks last year. He was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 2004.
Round 11, No. 337 Overall: Ariston Veasey, P, Clemson
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: right/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 185 pounds
2025 Stats: 3.29 ERA, 1.134 WHIP, 32.2% strikeout rate
Thing to know: Veasey is primarily a reliever, appearing in 20 games out of the bullpen for Clemson this past college season. He had a 60% whiff rate on both his four-seam fastball and slider in 2026.
Round 12, No. 367 Overall: Brandon Arvidson, P, Tennessee
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: right/left
Height/weight: 6-foot-5, 215 pounds
2025 Stats: 4.34 ERA, 1.366 WHIP, 27.8% strikeout rate
Thing to know: Arvidson has an extremely funky release. He posted a 42.2% strikeout rate across 38 2/3 innings as a reliever for Tennessee in 2025.
Round 13, No. 397 Overall: Emanuel Hernandez, C, Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: switch/right
Height/weight: 6-foot, 194 pounds
2025 Stats: N/A
Thing to know: Hernandez is just 18 years old and was ranked the No. 2 player from Puerto Rico in this class by Baseball America.
Round 14, No. 427 Overall: Corey Nunez, SS, UC Santa Barbara
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: right/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 192 pounds
2025 Stats: .280 batting average, 2 HRs, 15 RBI, 6 SBs
Thing to know: Nunez joins Cole Tryba (No. 217 overall) as the two players the Cubs drafted from UC Santa Barbara.
Round 15, No. 457 Overall: Griffin Naess, P, Cal Poly
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: left/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-6, 205 pounds
2025 Stats: 4.63 ERA, 1.347 WHIP, 24.1% strikeout rate
Thing to know: Naess had a start against Virginia Tech in late May, where he threw seven innings of one-run ball with nine strikeouts.
Round 16, No. 487 Overall: Ashton Pocol, P, Florida Gulf Coast
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: right/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 230 pounds
2025 Stats: 3.24 ERA, 1.020 WHIP, 36.7% strikeout rate
Thing to know: Pocol spent two seasons at the University of Tampa, a Division II school, before transferring to Florida Gulf Coast before the 2025 season.
Round 17, No. 517 Overall: Ryan Marton, P, UNLV
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: right/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-4, 235 pounds
2025 Stats: 6.16 ERA, 1.316 WHIP, 25% strikeout rate
Thing to know: Marton was born in Canada and pitched two seasons at a community college in Texas (Midland College) before transferring to UNLV before the 2026 season.
Round 18, No. 547 Overall: Luke McGrath, P, James Madison
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: right/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-2, 185 pounds
2025 Stats: 5.79 ERA, 1.536 WHIP, 20.1% strikeout rate
Thing to know: McGrath spent two seasons at James Madison and made 27 appearances out of the bullpen with one start.
Round 19, No. 577 Overall: Luke Guth, P, Vanderbilt
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: right/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 188 pounds
2025 Stats: 5.18 ERA, 1.697 WHIP, 25.5% strikeout rate.
Thing to know: Guth marked the 16th pitcher the Cubs selected in the draft.
Round 20, No. 607 Overall: Brennan Hudson, C, Georgia
MLB Pipeline ranking: N/A
Bats/throws: left/right
Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 222 pounds
2025 Stats: .294 BA, 22 HRs, 51 RBI
Thing to know: Hudson rounds out the Cubs' 2026 draft class.
