Howard was selected in the first round 16th overall by the Chicago Cubs and was very happy to be drafted by his hometown team.

According to MLB.com Jordan Bastian, Cubs scout Dan Kantrovitz said he has seen plenty of video of Howard as a prospect.

The Cubs’ new vice president of scouting had met Howard in person prior to the draft, observed his swing in the indoor batting cages at Wrigley Field and had lengthy conversations with the Chicago kid and his family.

Kantrovitz said when it came to Howard, there was one more thing that caught his eye in the days leading up to the Cubs drafting him 16th overall in Wednesday’s 2020 MLB Draft, “he always wears his glove.”

The 18-year-old Howard, who was once an original product of the Chicago White Sox Ace Academy inner city baseball program, was a top target of the Sox, but was passed over with the team’s 11th overall pick in the draft.