Former Eau Claire Express catcher Jacob Jefferies was picked with the first pick of the third round -- No. 78 overall -- by the Tampa Bay Rays in Thursday's Major League Baseball first-year player draft.
Jefferies is the second Express catcher in the Rays system, joining Nevin Ashley, who was taken in the 2006 draft.
Jefferies batted. 350 with 21 RBIs last summer. He hit .387 with four home runs and 54 RBIs for UC-Davis this season. Here's what MLB.com had to say about Jefferies:
"Not on the map to start the season, Jefferies has had a tremendous junior campaign and has been steadily moving up the ladder all year. A terrific contact hitter who almost never strikes out, he hasn't shown much power. Defensively, he's pretty good, though the arm is fringy. Whichever team sees more arm or more power in the future will likely be the one to take him."
- Joe Ziemer
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