{"id":103968,"date":"2025-07-11T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T21:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=103968"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:13:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:13:41","slug":"cubs-predicted-draft-arizona-outfielder-brendan-summerhill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/11\/cubs-predicted-draft-arizona-outfielder-brendan-summerhill\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Mock Draft Has Arizona OF Brendan Summerhill Going to Cubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 2025 MLB Draft will take place on July 13th and 14th in Atlanta, Georgia. With the first round coming up on Sunday, many top prospects are going to be eager to hear their names called. The Chicago Cubs hold the 17th overall pick and will have a big decision to make when it is their turn to draft. Jonathan Mayo from MLB.com predicts that the Cubs will select Arizona outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=summer003bre&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brendan Summerhill<\/a> at 17 in his <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/mlb-pipeline-mock-draft-july-10-2025\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">most recent mock draft<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Summerhill is currently sitting at 16th on the top 250 draft prospects list. This would be <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">an excellent<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> pick for the Cubs, considering their draft position. Summerhill just finished his junior season with the Wildcats and showed why he deserves to be a <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">first-round<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> pick.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103983\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-103983\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26464506_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26464506_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26464506_168400885_lowres-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26464506_168400885_lowres-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26464506_168400885_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26464506_168400885_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26464506_168400885_lowres.jpg 1304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jun 15, 2025; Omaha, Neb, USA; Arizona Wildcats right fielder Brendan Summerhill (4) tries to dive for a catch against the Arizona Wildcats during the eighth inning at Charles Schwab Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Cubs Projected to Pick Brendan Summerhill in MLB.com Mock Draft<\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Is Summerhill the Right Guy?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Per usual, the Cubs are mostly focused on college players and &#8220;leaning bat&#8221; <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">according<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to Jonathan Mayo. Mayo also says that Summerhill&#8217;s bat is the reason they would pick him over a player like\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=aloy--000weh&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wehiwa Aloy<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If the Cubs were considering taking a pitcher, USCB right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=bremne000tyl&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Bremner<\/a> or Arkansas right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=wood--000gag&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gage Wood<\/a> would be the right choice,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0according to Mayo.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Wood recently threw a <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">19-strikeout<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> no-hitter in the College World Series <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">marking<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the first one in 65 years. Shifting the focus back to Brendan Summerhill, what makes him the right choice?<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brendan Summerhill finds a hole for an RBI double, followed by a passed ball and we\u2019ve got a tie game in Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<p>Summerhill is the #17 ranked prospect on the <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustBB_Media?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JustBB_Media<\/a> Top 300 Prospects for the 2025 MLB Draft<br \/>\n<a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KBqlfKY694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/KBqlfKY694<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 On The Clock | College Baseball and MLB Draft (@OnTheClock_1) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OnTheClock_1\/status\/1931425500158734702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This year, Summerhill proved to be one of the best outfielders in college baseball. Summerhill is a lefty hitter who finished with a slash line of .343\/.459\/.556. His raw power and amazing eye at the plate are two of the things that led to his OPS of 1.015. He also finished with 11 stolen bases despite missing some time at the beginning of the season with some injuries. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">outfield,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> he is extremely versatile <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">as he<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> played mostly right field for Arizona this year, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">but could play anywhere in the outfield at a sufficient level.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Overall, Summerhill is an incredibly well-rounded player <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the field and at the plate. Just like every college player, he has things to improve on, but he would be a terrific player to develop into a big leaguer for the Cubs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Jaylynn Nash-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 MLB Draft will take place on July 13th and 14th in Atlanta, Georgia. With the first round coming up on Sunday, many top prospects are going to be eager to hear their names called. 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