Cubs sign first-round draft pick |
CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today announced they have signed right-handed pitcher Ryan Jensen, the club’s first round selection (27th overall), in the 2019 First-Year Player Draft. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Jensen, 21, went 12-1 with a 2.88 ERA (32 ER/100.0 IP) in 16 appearances this season at Fresno State University (Calif.), striking out 107 batters while walking just 27. He went 9-0 with a 2.32 ERA (17 ER/66.0 IP) in his last nine starts, leading the Bulldogs to the NCAA regional final. He was named a second-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, as well as the Mountain West Pitcher of the Year and Mountain West Tournament MVP. The six-foot, 180-pound righty went 17-7 with a 4.44 ERA (104 ER/211.0 IP) in 63 appearances, including 27 starts, in three seasons at Fresno State. He struck out 208 batters, while walking 99, in 211.0-career innings pitched. A native of Salinas, California, Jensen graduated from Salinas Union High School where he posted a 2.75 ERA in 40.2 innings as a senior in 2016. He was ranked as the 16th-best right-handed pitcher in the Class of 2016 in California by Perfect Game.
