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Cubs Prospect Perspective: Ryan Jensen

Right-handed pitcher. Born November 23, 1997, Monterey, California.
2019 1st Round Pick from Fresno State (Cubs)

The Cubs front office has been criticized for as long as criticism has existed for doing a reasonably poor job of selecting and developing talent. A decent amount of the criticism might be entirely valid. However, with a concept as convoluted and distorted as “scouting and development,” the names and directives change regularly. Assuming that the development or selecting is the same organism between two specific points in time might, or might not, be accurate.

For the 2011 draft, Jim Hendry was largely in charge of the marching orders.