Cubs draft Oklahoma righty Cade Horton with 7th overall pick

Cade Horton pitches during the Men’s College World Series last month in Omaha, Neb. (Eric Francis/Getty Images)

The Cubs are banking heavily on Cade Horton’s upside after selecting the Oklahoma redshirt freshman right-hander with the seventh overall pick of the MLB Draft on Sunday night.

“The Cubs were on the radar,” Horton said during a Zoom conference call with reporters. “I didn’t know where.”