Kumar Rocker’s future move has been revealed.
The Mets’ previous initially-round pick is joining the independent Frontier League, the place he’ll pitch for the Tri-City Valleycats of Troy, New York, The Post’s Jon Heyman documented Friday.
Rocker, a ideal-hander out of Vanderbilt, was chosen 10th over-all by the Mets in last year’s draft. The two functions unsuccessful to get to an arrangement previous summer, as there was worry about Rocker’s elbow, leaving the 22-12 months-previous unsigned.
Rocker did not return to the Commodores and will now have the opportunity to showcase his skill set yet again. He’ll be suitable for the 2022 MLB Draft, which gets underway in July.
The Mets and Rocker reportedly had a draft-day arrangement of a $6 million signing reward. The Mets seemingly had issues about Rocker’s wellness adhering to a physical. Rocker’s advisor, Scott Boras, famous in a assertion at the time that the player is “healthy.”
“Immediately upon summary of his collegiate period, he experienced an MRI on both equally his shoulder and his elbow. When when compared with his 2018 MRIs, the health care gurus found no significant adjust. Kumar demands no health-related focus and will keep on to pitch in the typical system as he prepares to start his expert profession,” Boras mentioned.
Boras mentioned in November that Rocker was “looking fantastic,” including, “[He’s] throwing fantastic and we imagine somebody is heading to be pretty blessed and another person might be quite unfortunate as to how matters change out for Kumar Rocker.”
The Mets, in the meantime, will acquire a compensatory supplemental decide for Rocker following the 10th selection in this year’s draft.
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