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Zavier Warren drafted by Milwaukee Brewers: Here's how past Chippewas are faring at the next level

On Wednesday night, the Milwaukee Brewers selected a five-foot-nine all-around athlete with the 92nd selection in the Major League Baseball Draft. They selected him as a catcher, but former Central Michigan Chippewa Zavier Warren has the ability to play every position on the diamond.


Warren, a first team All-MAC and third team Rawlings All-American performer a season ago, became the ninth Chippewa drafted in the last five years. He is the highest selected player since 1977, when a pair of Chippewas were drafted in the third round.


With Warren presumably headed to the minor league ranks, it's time to check in on each Chippewa drafted in the MLB Draft since 2016:


Zack Kohn - RHP


Drafted: 645th overall (21st round) by the New York Yankees (2019)


Professional career: Pitched in six games with the Yankees East of the Gulf Coast League in 2019. Finished with a 1-1 record and 2.61 ERA, striking out 15 batters and walking three in 10.1 innings pitched. Held batters to just a .184 batting average.


Michael Brettell - RHP


Drafted: 453rd overall (15th round) by the St. Louis Cardinals (2018)


Professional career: Debuted in 2018 at the rookie-league level with the Johnson City Cardinals and went 1-3 with an 8.78 ERA in 17 games. Last season, Brettell was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League, a Class-A squad. He went 5-10 in 26 games with the Chiefs, striking out 79 batters in 120.1 innings pitched while posting a 5.76 ERA.


Dazon Cole - RHP


Drafted: 751st overall (25th round) by the Los Angeles Angels (2018)


Professional career: Cole played just two games for the Rookie League Angels before being promoted to the Orem Owlz, a Rookie Advanced level club. Last season, Cole went 0-1 with a 3.03 ERA in 20 games, collecting two saves. He struck out 45 batters in 35.2 innings. However, Cole was released on May 29 as part of the Angels' cost-cutting measures due to the coronavirus.


Daniel Robinson - OF


Drafted: 884th overall (29th round) by the Los Angeles Dodgers (2018)


Professional career: Robinson burst onto the scene in rookie ball with the Ogden Raptors, where he hit .332 with two home runs and 17 extra base hits. He spent 2019 with the Great Lakes Loons, where he had identical power numbers and hit .240. Robinson will likely see another promotion if there is a minor league season in 2020.


Daniel Jipping - 1B/OF


Drafted: 656th overall (22nd round) by the Colorado Rockies (2017)


Professional career: Jipping began his career with the Boise Hawks of the Northwest League, a short season rookie-level squad. He spent two seasons with the Hawks, hitting a career-best .285 in 2018. He was promoted to the Ashville Tourists in 2019 but struggled and was demoted back to the Hawks before being released on June 18, 2019.


Nick Deeg - LHP


Drafted: 905th overall (30th round) by the San Francisco Giants (2016)


Professional career: Deeg went 1-1 in both of his minor league seasons. He first played with the Giants' Rookie League squad in 2016 and was promoted to the Salem-Keiezer Volcanoes in 2017. He went 1-1 with a 4.22 ERA in 10 games with the Volcanoes before being released on July 21, 2017. He has spent the last two seasons pitching for the Lake Erie Crushers of the Independent League, where he has gone 5-3 with a 2.22 ERA.


Sean Renzi - RHP


Drafted: 956th overall (32nd round) by the Chicago White Sox (2016)


Professional career: Renzi went 1-1 with a 4.70 ERA in his season with the White Sox's rookie ball team. He was promoted to the Great Falls Voyagers of the Pioneer League, however he was released after going 0-2 with a 3.28 ERA. He signed with Lake Erie in 2018 and went 7-5, but hasn't pitched since.


Zach McKinstry - SS


Drafted: 1,001st overall (33rd round) by the Los Angeles Dodgers (2016)


Professional career: McKinstry has rolled through the minors. He is currently listed as the Dodgers' 20th best prospect and is on the 40-man roster. The Dodgers assigned him to their Triple-A squad, the Oklahoma City Dodgers, where he hit .382 with seven homers and 26 RBI in 26 games in 2019. MLB.com projects McKinstry to be in the majors in 2020.

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