With the 73rd pick of the [autotag]2024 MLB Draft[/autotag] the Oakland Athletics selected [autotag]Gage Jump[/autotag], a left-handed pitcher from LSU.
Jump transferred to LSU after playing as a freshman for UCLA three years ago. He didn’t get to play two years ago for the Bruins after suffering an injury. He rehabbed his way back and became the Ace of the LSU pitching staff.
He finished the season with a 6-2 record and a 3.47 ERA. He struck out 101 hitters and walked 22 over 83 innings of work. Jump was rated as the No. 62 overall draft prospect by MLB.com so he was drafted around the area he was projected to go. The slot value for the No. 73 pick is $1,076,900.
Oakland took [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] with the 40th pick of the draft so Jump will be joining his former teammate in the Athletics farm system.
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