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The 2018 MLB draft was last week and the Chicago Cubs selected some gems, got some great value on picks and reached for others. Or something like that. I have no clue because I’ve never seen any of these high school and college players compete, but hey if you want a better break down head over to FanGraphs and ESPN’s Keith Law for a better summary.
I’m here to rank the Cubs draft picks based on their names. I’m only doing the top-10, but you can see all the players drafted by the Cubs here.
The only criteria I’m using is how cool I think these names sound the star potential based on them. Hate this list? Make your own. Think it’s dumb? It probably is, but it’s better than me copy and pasting some other analysis of players you’ll maybe see in three years.
All right, let’s go.
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10. Niels Stone
Niels Stone was the 28th round pick for the Cubs. He’s a right-handed pitcher and to be completely honest I thought the name was Neil, which reminded me of Neil Armstrong. Strong name association, however, it’s not Neil it’s Niels. Not really sure how strongly I feel about the name now, but I still like the last name.
I can imagine Niels coming out of the Cubs bullpen and his song being Stone Cold Steve Austin’s theme music.
Also, if baseball doesn’t work out, Niels Stone doesn’t have to change his name to enter the adult film industry if he so chooses.
