2012 MLB Draft: Chicago Cubs Focused On Adding Pitching Depth

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2012 MLB Draft: Chicago Cubs Focused On Adding Pitching Depth

By Bradley Woodrum  @BradleyWoodrum on May 28 2012, 3:46p +

While the Chicago White Sox are in the market for acquiring talent of any kind in the upcoming 2012 MLB Draft, the Chicago Cubs will have a particular focus on the pitching side of talent:

#Cubs Hoyer on draft: "Pitching is a target. As an organization, our pitching depth is one of our bigger concerns."
— Bruce Miles (@BruceMiles2112) May 28, 2012

The 2012 Rule 4 Draft in June will make the first draft conducted by GM Jed Hoyer and President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein since taking over the club in the recent offseason. The duo worked with the Red Sox for nearly a decade, drafting -- among others -- CL Jonathan Papelbon, 2B Dustin Pedroia and CF Jacoby Ellsbury.

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