St. Cloud, MN \u2013 As the twenty-round 2021 MLB Draft took place over the past three days, six current and former members of the St. Cloud Rox heard their names called.<\/p>\n
Shortstop Jack Winkler, who spent his college days with San Francisco University and the last two summers with the Rox was chosen on Monday afternoon in the tenth round by the Oakland Athletics.\u00a0 He played in 29 games with the Rox this season. Over two seasons, Winkler hit just over .260 and drove in 24 runs. Winkler left the 2021 team as the leader in RBI\u2019s with 19.<\/p>\n
Among the five former Rox stars to be selected, right-handed pitcher Zane Mills was the first to hear his name called. Mills was chosen with the 120th<\/sup> pick, during the fourth round, by the St. Louis Cardinals. The former Washington State Cougar spent the 2020 season in St. Cloud, allowing just two earned runs over 31 innings pitched while boasting a 3-0 record.<\/p>\n Luke Albright was the next former Rox player to be selected as the Arizona Diamondbacks chose the right-handed pitcher with their sixth-round choice. Albright was also a member of the 2020 Rox squad when he struck out 43 batters in just under thirty innings pitched, while also posting a 2.73 ERA. Albright played with Kent State during his college career.<\/p>\n Rounding out the group of former Rox selected on day two of the draft, Will Warren was chosen by the New York Yankees with an eighth-round selection. Warren was a four-year player at Southeastern Louisiana University and played with the Rox during the 2018 summer. Warren made 11 appearances, including eight starts, in a St. Cloud uniform and recorded a 4.62 ERA.<\/p>\n