The Cubs used the MLB Draft to build the 2016 world champions, selecting the likes of Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber, Javier Baez and Albert Almora Jr.
Monday night they added their latest first-round pick, selecting Brendon Little, a left-handed pitcher out of the State College of Florida, with the No. 27 pick of the first round.
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Little, who was drafted in the 36th round in 2015 and spent his freshman year at North Carolina before transferring, posted a 2.53 ERA in 15 starts for the Manatees this season, striking out 133 batters in 85.1 innings. He struck out double-digit hitters in seven of his 15 starts.
Monday's pick was the franchise's first selection of a pitcher the first round proper since 2010, when the Cubs took Hayden Simpson at No. 16. It snapped a string of first-round position players: Ian Happ (2015), Schwarber (2014), Bryant (2013), Almora (2012) and Baez (2011).