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Cardinals draft pair of lefties deep on Day 2

Round 6: LHP Jacob Evans, Oklahoma
The Cardinals added their first left-handed pitcher of the Draft by selecting Jacob Evans with the No. 191 overall selection. Evans posted a 1.67 ERA in 28 appearances out of the bullpen for Oklahoma as a junior this year.

"I think we're going to try to develop him as a starter at the short-season level this year," Cardinals director of scouting Chris Correa said. "He's got three pitches and he's got command of three pitches, so we want to give him that opportunity."

Round 7: C Jesse Jenner, University of San Diego

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