The Chicago Cubs have selected UC Berkeley centerfielder Brett Jackson with the 31st overall pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft. Jackson has a top of the line bat and his athleticism will help him climb the Minor League ladder in the Cubs organization quite quickly.
The Cubs are tied for second place in the National League Central with the Cardinals and the Reds, 2.5 games out of first behind the Brewers. Piniella’s team has struggled to start the 2009 season because of injuries and a struggling pitching staff. In 2008 the Cubs took Andrew Cashner with the 19th pick.
Cashner is a right handed pitcher out of Texas Christian University. He has a 1.75 ERA in eight starts with the Daytona Cubs of the Class A Advanced Florida State League. Cashner has struck out 22 hitters in just over 25 innings pitched. He has allowed only 21 hits and 10 walks.
