List of Chicago Cubs first-round draft picks
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The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. They play in the National League Central division. Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft, the Cubs have selected 68 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/rules.jsp|title=First-Year Player Draft Rules|work=MLB.com|publisher=Major League Baseball|access-date=July 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605131548/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/rules.jsp|archive-date=June 5, 2011}} In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081126&content_id=3694740&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil&partnerId=rss_mil|title=Brewers offer three arbitration|last=McCalvy|first=Adam|work=Brewers.MLB.com|publisher=Milwaukee Brewers|access-date=July 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629194617/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081126&content_id=3694740&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil&partnerId=rss_mil|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}
Of the 68 players picked in the first round by the Cubs, 32 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 24 of these were right-handed, while 6 were left-handed. Sixteen players picked in the initial round were outfielders, while ten shortstops, two catchers, and one player each at first base, second base, and third base were also taken. The Cubs drafted 26 players out of high school, and 32 out of college. Chicago has drafted eleven players from high schools or colleges in the state of California, with six more coming from Texas and five from Indiana. The Cubs have also taken four players from their home state of Illinois.
The Cubs' most recent World Series championship, in 2016, was the team's first in 108 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2823256|first=John|last=Helyar|title=Lovable losers? Not at this sale price|date=April 2, 2007|access-date=July 17, 2010|work=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629040104/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2823256|archive-date=June 29, 2011}} Four of the Cubs' first-round draft picks—Javier Báez (2011), Albert Almora (2012), Kris Bryant (2013), and Kyle Schwarber (2014)—were on the 2016 World Series roster. No pick has been elected to the Hall of Fame. Bryant is the Cubs' only first-round pick to be named Most Valuable Player in either the National or American League, winning NL honors in 2016.{{cite web|title=Kris Bryant Statistics and History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bryankr01.shtml|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421022753/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bryankr01.shtml|archive-date=April 21, 2015}} He is also one of two picks to have been named NL Rookie of the Year with the Cubs, receiving this award in 2015;{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cubs-kris-bryant-unanimously-named-2015-nl-rookie-of-the-year/|title=Cubs' Kris Bryant unanimously named 2015 NL Rookie of the Year|website=CBSSports.com|date=16 November 2015 |access-date=2016-07-04|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704032003/http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cubs-kris-bryant-unanimously-named-2015-nl-rookie-of-the-year/|archive-date=2016-07-04}} the other is Kerry Wood, selected in 1995 and named Rookie of the Year in 1998.{{cite web|title=Kerry Wood Statistics and History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/woodke02.shtml|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110418103933/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/woodke02.shtml|archive-date=April 18, 2011}} One pick—1985 selection Rafael Palmeiro—is a member of both the 3,000 hit club and the 500 home run club.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/palmera01.shtml|title=Rafael Palmeiro Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=July 18, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430120559/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/palmera01.shtml|archive-date=April 30, 2011}} The Cubs have held the first overall pick in the draft only once, in 1982, when they selected Shawon Dunston.
The Cubs have received 13 compensatory picks, including nine selections made in the supplemental round of the draft since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965. These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the previous off-season,{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/faq.jsp|title=First-Year Player Draft FAQ|work=MLB.com|publisher=Major League Baseball|access-date=July 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606091224/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/faq.jsp|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}{{ref label|Value|V|V}} or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.{{cite web|url=http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/releases/releases.jsp?content=102406|work=MLB.com|publisher=Major League Baseball Players Association|title=MLB, MLBPA reach five-year labor accord|access-date=July 17, 2010|date=October 24, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621170636/http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/releases/releases.jsp?content=102406|archive-date=June 21, 2008}} As the Cubs have signed all of their first-round picks, they have never been awarded a supplementary pick under this provision.
Key
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| Year
| Links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft |
| Position
| Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play |
| Pick
| Indicates the number of the pick |
| bgcolor="#bbbbff"| §
| Indicates a supplemental pick |
| bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| '16
| Player was a member of the Cubs' 2016 championship team |
Picks
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| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |
| scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Chicago Cubs|border=2}};|Year
! scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Chicago Cubs|border=2}};|Name ! scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Chicago Cubs|border=2}};|Position ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="{{Baseball primary style|Chicago Cubs|border=2}};| School (location) ! scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Chicago Cubs|border=2}};|Pick ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="{{Baseball primary style|Chicago Cubs|border=2}};| Ref |
|---|
| 1965
|{{sortname|Rick|James|dab=baseball}} |Right-handed pitcher |Coffee High School |{{sort|06|6}} |
| 1966
|{{sortname|Dean|Burk|nolink=1}} |Right-handed pitcher |Highland High School |{{sort|05|5}} |
| 1967
|{{sortname|Terry|Hughes|dab=baseball}} |Dorman High School |{{sort|02|2}} |
| 1968
|{{sortname|Ralph|Rickey|nolink=1}} |University of Oklahoma |{{sort|15|15}} |
| 1969
|{{sortname|Roger|Metzger}} |St. Edward's University |{{sort|16|16}} |
| 1970
|{{sortname|Gene|Hiser}} |University of Maryland, College Park |{{sort|19|19}} |
| 1971
|{{sortname|Jeff|Wehmeier|nolink=1}} |Right-handed pitcher |Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School |{{sort|16|16}} |
| 1972
|{{sortname|Brian|Vernoy|nolink=1}} |Left-handed pitcher |La Quinta High School |{{sort|15|15}} |
| 1973
|{{sortname|Jerry|Tabb}} |University of Tulsa |{{sort|16|16}} |
| 1974
|{{sortname|Scot|Thompson|dab=baseball}} |Knoch High School |{{sort|07|7}} |
| 1975
|{{sortname|Brian|Rosinski|nolink=1}} |Evanston Township High School |{{sort|04|4}} |
| 1976
|{{sortname|Herman|Segelke}} |Right-handed pitcher |El Camino High School |{{sort|07|7}} |
| 1977
|{{sortname|Randy|Martz}} |Right-handed pitcher |University of South Carolina |{{sort|12|12}} |
| 1978
|{{sortname|Bill|Hayes|dab=baseball}} |Indiana State University |{{sort|13|13}} |
| 1979
|{{sortname|Jon|Perlman}} |Right-handed pitcher |Baylor University |{{sort|12|12}} |
| 1980
|{{sortname|Don|Schulze}} |Right-handed pitcher |Lake Park High School |{{sort|11|11}} |
| 1981
|{{sortname|Joe|Carter}} |Wichita State University |{{sort|02|2}} |
| 1981
|{{sortname|Vance|Lovelace}} |Left-handed pitcher |Hillsborough High School |{{sort|16|16}}{{ref label|1981Draft|a|a}} |
| 1982
|{{sortname|Shawon|Dunston}} |Thomas Jefferson High School |{{sort|01|1}} |
| 1982
|{{sortname|Tony|Woods|nolink=1}} |Whittier College |{{sort|17|17}}{{ref label|1982Draft1|b|b}} |
| 1982
|{{sortname|Stan|Boderick|nolink=1}} |Thomas Richard Robinson High School |bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|27|27}}§{{ref label|1982Draft2|c|c}} |
| 1983
|{{sortname|Jackie|Davidson|nolink=1}} |Right-handed pitcher |Everman Joe C. Bean High School |{{sort|06|6}} |
| 1984
|{{sortname|Drew|Hall}} |Left-handed pitcher |Morehead State University |{{sort|03|3}} |
| 1985
|{{sortname|Rafael|Palmeiro}} |Mississippi State University |{{sort|22|22}}{{ref label|1985Draft|d|d}} |
| 1985
|{{sortname|Dave|Masters|nolink=1}} |Right-handed pitcher |University of California, Berkeley |{{sort|24|24}} |
| 1986
|{{sortname|Derrick|May|dab=baseball}} |Newark High School |{{sort|09|9}} |
| 1987
|{{sortname|Mike|Harkey}} |Right-handed pitcher |California State University, Fullerton |{{sort|04|4}} |
| 1988
|{{sortname|Ty|Griffin}} |Georgia Institute of Technology |{{sort|09|9}} |
| 1989
|{{sortname|Earl|Cunningham|nolink=1}} |Lancaster High School |{{sort|11|11}} |
| 1990
|{{sortname|Lance|Dickson}} |Left-handed pitcher |University of Arizona |{{sort|23|23}} |
| 1991
|{{sortname|Doug|Glanville}} |University of Pennsylvania |{{sort|12|12}} |
| 1992
|{{sortname|Derek|Wallace}} |Right-handed pitcher |Pepperdine University |{{sort|11|11}} |
| 1993
|{{sortname|Brooks|Kieschnick}} |University of Texas at Austin |{{sort|10|10}} |
| 1993
|{{sortname|Jon|Ratliff}} |Right-handed pitcher |Le Moyne College |{{sort|24|24}}{{ref label|1993Draft1|e|e}} |
| 1993
|{{sortname|Kevin|Orie}} |Indiana University Bloomington |bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|29|29}}§{{ref label|1993Draft2|f|f}} |
| 1994
|{{sortname|Jayson|Peterson|nolink=1}} |Right-handed pitcher |East High School |{{sort|15|15}} |
| 1995
|{{sortname|Kerry|Wood}} |Right-handed pitcher |Grand Prairie High School |{{sort|04|4}} |
| 1996
|{{sortname|Todd|Noel|nolink=1}} |Right-handed pitcher |North Vermillion High School |{{sort|17|17}} |
| 1997
|{{sortname|Jon|Garland}} |Right-handed pitcher |John F. Kennedy High School |{{sort|10|10}} |
| 1998
|{{sortname|Corey|Patterson}} |Harrison High School |{{sort|03|3}} |
| 1999
|{{sortname|Ben|Christensen|nolink=1}} |Wichita State University |{{sort|26|26}} |
| 2000
|{{sortname|Lou|Montañez |
|Miami Coral Park High School
(Miami, Florida)
|{{sort|03|3}}
|-
|2001
|{{sortname|Mark|Prior}}
|Right-handed pitcher
|University of Southern California
(Los Angeles, California)
|{{sort|02|2}}
|-
|2002
|{{sortname|Bobby|Brownlie|nolink=1}}
|Right-handed pitcher
|Rutgers University–New Brunswick
(New Brunswick, New Jersey)
|{{sort|21|21}}
|-
|2002
|{{sortname|Luke|Hagerty|nolink=1}}
|Left-handed pitcher
|Ball State University
(Muncie, Indiana)
|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|32|32}}§{{ref label|2002Draft|g|g}}
|-
|2002
|{{sortname|Chadd|Blasko|nolink=1}}
|Right-handed pitcher
|Purdue University
(West Lafayette, Indiana)
|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|36|36}}§{{ref label|2002Draft|h|h}}
|-
|2002
|{{sortname|Matthew|Clanton|nolink=1}}
|Right-handed pitcher
|Orange Coast College
(Costa Mesa, California)
|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|38|38}}§{{ref label|2002Draft|i|i}}
|-
|2003
|{{sortname|Ryan|Harvey|nolink=1}}
|Dunedin High School
(Dunedin, Florida)
|{{sort|06|6}}
|-
|2004
|colspan="4"|{{sort|zzb|no first-round pick}}{{ref label|2004Draft|j|j}}
|-
|2005
|{{sortname|Mark|Pawelek}}
|Left-handed pitcher
|Springville High School
(Springville, Utah)
|{{sort|20|20}}
|-
|2006
|{{sortname|Tyler|Colvin}}
|Clemson University
(Clemson, South Carolina)
|{{sort|13|13}}
|-
|2007
|{{sortname|Josh|Vitters}}
|Cypress High School
(Cypress, California)
|{{sort|03|3}}
|-
|2007
|{{sortname|Josh|Donaldson}}
|Auburn University
(Auburn, Alabama)
|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|48|48}}§{{ref label|2007Draft|k|k}}
|-
|2008
|{{sortname|Andrew|Cashner}}
|Right-handed pitcher
|Texas Christian University
(Fort Worth, Texas)
|{{sort|19|19}}
|-
|2008
|{{sortname|Ryan|Flaherty}}
|Vanderbilt University
(Nashville, Tennessee)
|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|41|41}}§{{ref label|2008Draft|l|l}}
|-
|2009
|{{sortname|Brett|Jackson}}
|University of California, Berkeley
(Berkeley, California)
|{{sort|31|31}}
|-
|2010
|{{sortname|Hayden|Simpson}}
|Right-handed pitcher
|Southern Arkansas University
(Magnolia, Arkansas)
|{{sort|16|16}}
|-
|2011
| scope="row" style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | {{sortname|Javier|Báez||Baez, Javier}} '16
|Arlington Country Day School
(Jacksonville, Florida)
|{{sort|09|9}}
|-
|2012
| scope="row" style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | {{sortname|Albert|Almora}} '16
|Mater Academy Charter School
(Hialeah Gardens, Florida)
|{{sort|06|6}}
|-
|2012
|{{sortname|Pierce|Johnson}}
|Right-handed pitcher
|Missouri State University
(Springfield, Missouri)
|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|43|43}}§{{ref label|2012Draft|m|m}}
|-
|2012
|{{sortname|Paul|Blackburn|dab=baseball}}
|Right-handed pitcher
|Heritage High School
(Brentwood, California){{efn|group=n|This is the city in Contra Costa County, and not to be confused with the Los Angeles neighborhood of the same name.}}
|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|56|56}}§{{ref label|2012Draft|n|n}}
|-
|2013
| scope="row" style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | {{sortname|Kris|Bryant}} '16
|University of San Diego
(San Diego, California)
|{{sort|02|2}}
|-
|2014
| scope="row" style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | {{sortname|Kyle|Schwarber}} '16
|Indiana University Bloomington
(Bloomington, Indiana)
|{{sort|04|4}}
|-
|2015
|{{sortname|Ian|Happ}}
|University of Cincinnati
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
|{{sort|09|9}}
|-
|2016
|colspan="4"|{{sort|zzb|no first-round pick}} {{note label|2016Draft|o|o}}
|-
|2017
|Left-handed pitcher
|State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota
|{{sort|27|27}}
|-
|2017
|Right-handed pitcher
|Louisiana State University
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
|30
|
|-
|2018
|Stanford University
(Stanford, California)
|24
|
|-
|2019
|Right-handed pitcher
|Fresno State
(Fresno, California)
|24
|
|-
|2020
|Mount Carmel High School
(Chicago, Illinois)
|16
|
|-
|2021
|Left-handed pitcher
|Kansas State University
(Manhattan, Kansas)
|21
|
|-
|2022
|Right-handed pitcher
|University of Oklahoma
(Norman, Oklahoma)
|7
|
|-
|2023
|University of Maryland
(College Park, Maryland)
|13
|
|-
|2024
|Florida State University
(Tallahassee, Florida)
|14
|
|}
;Notes
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See also
Footnotes
- {{note label|Value|V|V}} Through the 2012 draft, free agents were evaluated by the Elias Sports Bureau and rated "Type A", "Type B", or not compensation-eligible. If a team offered arbitration to a player but that player refused and subsequently signed with another team, the original team was able to receive additional draft picks. If a "Type A" free agent left in this way, his previous team received a supplemental pick and a compensatory pick from the team with which he signed. If a "Type B" free agent left in this way, his previous team received only a supplemental pick.{{cite web|url=http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/releases/releases.jsp?content=102406|work=MLB.com|publisher=Major League Baseball Players Association|title=MLB, MLBPA reach five-year labor accord|access-date=July 16, 2010|date=October 24, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621170636/http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/releases/releases.jsp?content=102406|archive-date=June 21, 2008}} Since the 2013 draft, free agents are no longer classified by type; instead, compensatory picks are only awarded if the team offered its free agent a contract worth at least the average of the 125 current richest MLB contracts.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7269300/major-league-baseball-players-owners-sign-new-labor-agreement |title=MLB players, owners sign agreement |work=ESPN.com |date=November 23, 2011 |access-date=November 23, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123185025/http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7269300/major-league-baseball-players-owners-sign-new-labor-agreement |archive-date=November 23, 2011 }} However, if the free agent's last team acquired the player in a trade during the last year of his contract, it is ineligible to receive compensatory picks for that player.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7270203/baseball-new-labor-deal-truly-historic-one |title=How the new CBA changes baseball |first=Jayson |last=Stark |author-link=Jayson Stark |work=ESPN.com |date=November 22, 2011 |access-date=November 23, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124225428/http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7270203/baseball-new-labor-deal-truly-historic-one |archive-date=November 24, 2011 }}
- {{note label|1981Draft|a|a}} The Cubs gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1981 from the Cincinnati Reds for losing free agent Larry Biittner.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1981&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225550/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1981&round=1&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=February 18, 2009}}
- {{note label|1982Draft1|b|b}} The Cubs gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1982 from the Montreal Expos for losing free agent Tim Blackwell.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1982&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218224729/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1982&round=1&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=February 18, 2009}}
- {{note label|1982Draft2|c|c}} The Cubs gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1982 for losing free agent Tim Blackwell.
- {{note label|1985Draft|d|d}} The Cubs gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1985 from the Baltimore Orioles for losing free agent Tim Stoddard.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1985&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629051615/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1985&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}
- {{note label|1993Draft1|e|e}} The Cubs gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1993 from the Atlanta Braves for losing free agent Greg Maddux.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1993&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225623/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1993&round=1&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=February 18, 2009}}
- {{note label|1993Draft2|f|f}} The Cubs gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1993 for losing free agent Greg Maddux.
- {{note label|2002Draft|g|g}} The Cubs gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2002 for losing free agent David Weathers.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2002&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208140525/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=2002&round=1&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=February 8, 2010}}
- {{note label|2002Draft|h|h}} The Cubs gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2002 for losing free agent Rondell White.
- {{note label|2002Draft|i|i}} The Cubs gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2002 for losing free agent Todd Van Poppel.
- {{note label|2004Draft|j|j}} The Cubs lost their first-round pick in 2004 to the Minnesota Twins as compensation for signing free agent LaTroy Hawkins.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2004&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083745/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2004&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}
- {{note label|2007Draft|k|k}} The Cubs gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2007 for losing free agent Juan Pierre.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2007&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227021036/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=2007&round=1&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=February 27, 2011}}
- {{note label|2008Draft|l|l}} The Cubs gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2008 for losing free agent Jason Kendall.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2008&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083817/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2008&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}
- {{note label|2012Draft|m|m}} The Cubs gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2012 for losing free agent Aramis Ramírez.
- {{note label|2012Draft|n|n}} The Cubs gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2012 for losing free agent Carlos Pena.
- {{note label|2016Draft|o|o}} The Cubs lost their first-round pick in 2016 to the St. Louis Cardinals as compensation for signing free agent Jason Heyward.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jason-heyward-chooses-to-sign-with-cubs/c-159430726|title=Jason Heyward chooses to sign with Cubs|website=MLB.com|date=11 December 2015 |language=en|access-date=2018-06-04|archive-date=2018-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131110518/https://www.mlb.com/news/jason-heyward-chooses-to-sign-with-cubs/c-159430726|url-status=live}}
References
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- {{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/draft/history/_/team/chc|title=MLB First Round Draft Picks|work=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=July 17, 2010|archive-date=April 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426055516/http://espn.go.com/mlb/draft/history/_/team/chc|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_round&team_ID=CHC&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg|title=Chicago Cubs 1st Round Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=July 16, 2010|archive-date=December 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229184557/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_round&team_ID=CHC&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg|url-status=live}}
- "[http://www.fueledbysports.com/chicago-cubs-first-round-draft-picks/ Chicago Cubs First Round Picks with Signing Bonuses] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716223834/http://www.fueledbysports.com/chicago-cubs-first-round-draft-picks/ |date=2016-07-16 }}". [http://www.fueledbysports.com Fueled by Sports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710132401/http://fueledbysports.com/ |date=2016-07-10 }}. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
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