His fastball touches the upper 90’s effortlessly, but he’ll have to reel in his secondary pitches in order for him to be an effective big-league pitcher. “My agent texted me. It’s a ton for college baseball.”. W-L. Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on All Chicago Sports and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. Understandably a bit below slot as he was a surprise to go that high. "And for us, we're excited to get him in, get him into our system and start working him with pitch design and some mechanical things and see where we go from there.". He declined to confirm that number, but it allows the Cubs greater flexibility in signing the top end of their draft class. Tenth-round pick Wyatt Hendrie, a catcher from Antelope Valley Junior College in California, chose not to sign. ERA. When Ryan Jensen‘s name was officially announced as the 27th pick overall to the Cubs the tweets started to pour in at what a surprise it was for the Cubs to take such lowly ranked prospect so high.MLB.com had him ranked 99th overall on their big board and Baseball America 109th on theirs. 99 on MLB Pipeline's Top 200 Draft Prospects list. Bleacher Nation is supported in part by affiliate advertising programs, which you can learn more about here. The bad news is that the Cubs were one of only two teams not to sign all of their picks in the top ten rounds. Reported $500,000 bonus. Jensen reportedly agreed to a $2 million signing bonus, less than the $2.57 million slot value as the No. Given the Cubs' recent Draft history, which has been position-player heavy and light on impact pitching, the selection of Jensen at No. Reported $950,000 bonus. He walked the leadoff man in what looked like should have been his first professional strikeout. The Chicago Cubs’ first round pick is in the organization already, having signed a deal for $2 million, according to Jon Heyman. With each win, his stock in the draft began to climb. Follow him on Twitter at @MannyOnMLB. Eleventh-round pick shortstop Mack Chambers also did not sign. I didn’t turn back.”. Slot value of $162,700. But he has a fastball that touches 97 mph, as well as a slider and changeup. Chicago Cubs Rookie. I was just a normal righty.”. They want to see me build up my innings.”. Links to content and the quotation of material from other news sources are not the responsibility of Bleacher Nation. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. He was the Pitcher of the Year in the Mountain West and the Most Valuable Player at the conference tournament. undrafted free agent for a team record $135,000. “I hope to get an invitation to the big league camp next spring,” said Jensen, whose cousin pitched in the Cubs organization. The Fresno State Bulldogs college football team lost its opener to the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 34-19, struggling to put the pieces together with little prep time. Pro baseball: Salinas High grad Ryan Jensen…, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Pro baseball: Salinas High grad Ryan Jensen signs with Cubs, PHOTOS: GEICO Motorcycle MotoAmerica Superbike SpeedFest At Monterey, Warriors to return by Christmas Day? The Mountain West Pitcher of the Year at Fresno State and tournament MVP, Jensen posted a 12-1 record with a 2.88 earned run average this past spring. SALINAS — Reality sunk in the moment Ryan Jensen signed his name to a professional baseball contract. Bleacher Nation is a private media site, and it is not affiliated in any way with Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Bears, or the Chicago Bulls. K. SV. Ryan Jensen. Having signed 6th round high school catcher Ethan Hearn to an over slot deal, there’s a chance most of those savings have already been used. I remember thinking ‘what just happened?'”. Right now they just have us throwing and breaking down our mechanics. “The Yankees scout said they were taking me at 38.”. Can Isaac Okoro really be the Warriors’ next Andre Iguodala? It's just a media site that happens to cover MLB, the NFL, the NBA, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Bears, and the Chicago Bulls. In 2020, Jensen will earn a base salary of $10,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $10,000,000. SV. “It was a no brainer,” Jensen said. Jensen stands at 6 feet tall and 180 pounds, not particularly big for a starting pitcher. The signing deadline for 2019 draft picks was Friday, July 12 and the Cubs announced that 30 of their 40 draft picks have signed a professional contract with the team.. He made his debut … This was no longer a vision or a dream. Down the stretch, Jensen allowed only 14 hits and four runs over 30 2/3 innings in victories over San Diego State, at UNLV, at Nevada in the Mountain West Conference Tournament and over UC Santa Barbara in the Bulldogs’ opening game at the Stanford Regional. K. 0. “There were rumors – maybe the compensation round, picks 40 and after. This season, he posted a 2.88 ERA in 16 appearances to help the Bulldogs reach the NCAA regional final. He made his debut last night and the results were pretty rough to say the least.