His fastball currently sits in the 88-90 MPH range and has topped out at 91. Right now, McGwire is not a power pitcher, which was the opposite of what the Cubs were doing in the early rounds. If not, why make the pick in the first place. Considering there were plenty of college seniors available at this pick, you have to believe the Cubs feel like they will sign him. That also might benefit the Cubs as they could offer him a lesser offer than they would had he been a top 500 option, but they still need to pay up to keep him out of the NCAA ranks. An Oklahoma university commit right now, McGuire was not a top 500 prospect, so any scouting information on him was not easy to find. He also has a much smaller body build and hopes to create his own legacy for the McGuire family. Mason is vastly different from his father as he is a pitcher, not a position player. Along with Sammy Sosa in 1998, McGuire and Sosa helped bring back fans to the ballpark as their historic home run chase was nothing short of amazing. If the last name sounds familiar, it should, as he is the son of one of the greatest home run hitters to play the game, Mark McGwire.
With pick 233, the Cubs went with the High School right-hander Mason McGwire. That didn't stop them from continuing to target pitching, as that has been a Carter Hawkins special going back to his days in Cleveland.
As the Cubs entered round eight of the MLB draft, they already had an influx of talented young arms and just one hitter.
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