MLB Insider Jon Heyman recently proposed a five-player blockbuster trade between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates including Mitch Keller and the Cubs top prospect that would fix three Cubs' issues.

MLB insider/analyst Jon Morosi weighed in on a potential trade involving Caissie and if the Cubs should part ways with their top prospect.

For months now, reports surrounding the Chicago Cubs have indicated that they are going to be among the most aggressive teams in all of baseball as they urgently try to make upgrades. This is a team good enough to win a World Series right now if they make the right moves,

The Chicago Cubs finished Day 1 of the MLB Draft on Sunday evening, making three total selections. In the first round with the 17th pick, the Cubs selected Ethan Conrad, a center fielder out of Wake Forest.

With their second-round pick, the Cubs chose Kane Kepley, a left-handed outfielder from North Carolina. At 5-foot-8, Kepley walked on at Liberty in 2023 and then transferred to North Carolina for the 2025 season. In between, he had an All-Star summer in the Cape Cod League in 2024.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cubs as Cubs Select Ethan Conrad With 17th Pick in First Round of 2025 MLB Draft. The Chicago Cubs had the luxury of adding another talented player to their already-loaded farm system with the 17th overall pick in the first round of the 2025 MLB draft.