Rocker has been indomitable in five starts since moving to Frisco, averaging 96-99 mph with his fastball and backing it up with a hard breaking ball.
Frisco RoughRiders pitcher Kumar Rocker , one of the top prospects in the Rangers' organization, exits the field after pitching for four and two-third innings during a baseball game against San Antonio Missions, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, at Riders Field in Frisco.FRISCO — Ran into a scout leaving Riders Field Wednesday night. Wasn’t hard to spot. Not many folks are going to show up when it’s 94 degrees at first pitch late in the summer.
But when Rocker said this, there was no arrogance about it. He’s just stating fact. This is one thing that’s stood out in conversations with Rocker both in the spring and again on Wednesday. There is no bitternessHe has diced up opponents and simply turned around to get the ball back from his teammates. There were a couple of times on Wednesday that if you squinted, you could almost see Nolan Ryan’s cadence after a strikeout. Casually confident. Superior.
On the idea of being better, Rocker went out of his way to cite rehab coordinator Keith Comstock, who while stuck in the sweltering outpost of Surprise, Ariz., has overseen too many elbow surgery rehabs to count.
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