Cardinals Sign Catcher Zach Jackson

The St. Louis Cardinals announced today the signing of Zach Jackson, their sixth round draft pick from the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Jackson is a 6-foot-3, 215 lb. catcher out of Winter Haven (Fla.) High School. After moving from Haines City (Fla.) High School, the backstop batted .441 with nine home runs and 26 RBI in 95 plate appearances as a senior. He originally signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Florida.

The team also announced they have agreed to terms with Jim Voyles (38^th Round), a right-handed pitcher from Florida State University. The 6-foot-7, 205 lb. senior reliever was recently pitching for the Seminoles in the College World Series.

A complete list of all 2017 St. Louis draft picks and the 35 players signed by St. Louis can be found below.  The Cardinals have until July 7 at 4:00 p.m. CT, to sign their selections from the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

2017 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT – RECAP (BOLD = Signed)

Rd., Player (overall pick)          Pos.        B-T     Ht.      Wt.     School                                                       Hometown                     

3. Scott Hurst (94)                    CF           L-R     5-10   175    Cal State University, Fullerton        Glendora, Calif.
4. Kramer Robertson (124)        SS            R-R     5-10    166     Louisiana State University                    McGregor, Texas
5. Zach Kirtley (154)                2B          R-R     6-1     190    St. Mary’s (Calif.) College                   Highland, Calif.             
6. Zach Jackson (184)              C              L-R     6-3     215    Winter Haven (Fla.) HS                      Haines City, Fla.
7.   Chase Pinder (214)              CF           R-R     6-1     190    Clemson University                             Poquoson, Va.
8. Wilberto Rivera (244)            RHP        R-R     6-3      207     Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy       Naranjito, Puerto Rico
9. Evan Kruczynski (274)      LHP        L-L      6-5     215    East Carolina University                    Franklin, Wis.
10. Brett Seeburger (304)       LHP        L-L      6-2     225    San Diego State University               Oceanside, Calif.
11. Evan Mendoza (334)           3B          R-R     6-2     200    North Carolina State University     Sarasota, Fla.
12. Andrew Summerville (364) LHP        L-L      6-3     195    Stanford University                             Seattle, Wash.
13. Jacob Patterson (394)         LHP        R-L     6-2     190    Texas Tech University                     Garland, Texas
14. Donivan Williams (424)        3B           R-R     6-0      190     Harold L. Richards HS                            Oak Lawn, Ill.
15. Terriez “Terry” Fuller (454) LF           L-R     6-4     240    Griffin HS                                                 Griffin, Ga.
16. Jake Walsh (484)                  RHP       R-R     6-1     192    Florida Southern College                   Indialantic, Fla.
17. Will Latcham (514)              RHP       R-R     6-2     200    Coastal Carolina University              Briarcliffe, Pa.
18. Shane McCarthy (544)             RHP        R-R     6-2      190     Seton Hall University                     Fair Haven, N.J.
19. Irving Lopez (574)               2B          S-R     5-10   170    Florida International Univ.              Yuma, Ariz.
20. Brandon Benson (604)       OF           R-R     6-1     195    Georgia College & State Univ.          Loganville, Ga.
21. Jake Dahlberg (634)            LHP        L-L      6-0     205    University of Illinois-Chicago           Vancouver, Wash.
22. Kevin Hamann (664)           RHP       R-R     6-3     180   Lewis & Clark State (Idaho) Coll. Bend, Ore.
23. Evan Guillory (694)             RHP       R-R     6-3     205    Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette            Jennings, La.
24. Thomas St. Clair (724)        RHP       R-R     6-1     186    Lenoir-Rhyne University                   Winston-Salem, N.C.
25. Patrick Dayton (754)          LHP        L-L      6-0     170    Kent State University                     La Jolla, Calif.
26. Paul Balestrieri (784)         RHP       R-R     6-0     210    Cornell University                     West Windsor, N.J.
27. Kodi Whitley (814)              RHP       R-R     6-3     215    University of Mount Olive (N.C.)     Clayton, N.C.
28. Cameron “C.J.” Saylor (844) RHP       R-R     5-10   185    San Diego State University               West Covina, Calif.
29. Wood (John) Myers (874) 2B          L-R     5-8     180    Coastal Carolina University              Chapel Hill, N.C.
30. Alex Fagalde (904)               RHP       R-R     6-3     225    University of Calif.-Riverside           El Dorado Hills, Calif.
31. Saul Garza (934)                       C              R-R     6-3      220     Edinburg North HS                             Edinburg, Texas
32. Cameron Knight (964)        C              R-R     6-0     205    Univ. of Arkansas-Little Rock          Moore, Okla.
33. Taylor Bryant (994)            2B          R-R     5-11   200    Cal State University, Fullerton        La Quinta, Calif.
34. Cory Malcom (1,024)           RHP       R-R     6-0     190    Univ. of Arkansas-Little Rock          Elkhart, Ind.
35. Alex Gallegos (1,054)          RHP       R-R     6-3     175    Torrance HS                             Torrance, Calif.
36. Michael Brdar (1,084)        SS           R-R     5-10   180    University of Michigan                       Pleasanton, Calif.
37. Adam Kerner (1,114)               C              R-R     5-11    175     Oaks Christian HS                             Agoura Hills, Calif.
38. Jim Voyles (1,144)                RHP       R-R     6-7     205    Florida State University                    Atlanta, Ga.
39. Chris Hunt (1,174)               RHP       R-R     6-3     210    Henderson State (Ark.) Univ.          Greenwood, Ark.
40. Austin Pollock (1,204)            LHP        L-L      6-3      183     Lincoln HS                             Tallahassee, Fla.

2017 NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENTS

Player                                               Pos.        B-T     Ht.      Wt.     School                                                       Hometown                     

Robbie Coman                               C              R-R     6-1     200    University of Virginia                         Lake Worth, Fla.

Gabriel Gentner                            RHP       R-R     6-1     220    Cal State University, Los Angeles   Eastvale, Calif.

Joe Gomez                                        C              S-R     6-0     190    University of Miami (Fla.)                 Wellington, Fla.

Austin Warner                              LHP        L-L      5-10   170    Bellarmine (Ky.) College                   Louisville, Ky.

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