Cubs' not certain to sign No. 1 pick Almora
CHICAGO – Vice president of scouting and player development Jason McLeod lauded high school outfielder and Cubs’ first round draft pick Albert Almora’s character and morals.
But signing Almora, the No. 6 overall selection Monday in the First-Year Player Draft, might not be as easy as the Cubs hoped. The University of Miami commit claimed Tuesday that college is his main priority.
“That’s what I’m looking forward to right now,” Almora said. “When the time’s right and everything works out, then it’ll happen.”
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