Texas Rangers first-round pick Kumar Rocker is putting up some incredible numbers in his first starts for Frisco.
Rocker pitched for the Double-A Frisco Roughriders on Friday and put up another stellar outing, his third official start since he returned from the injured list after Tommy John surgery last year.But it isn’t just Friday night that is turning heads when it comes to the progress of the Rangers’ No. 3 prospect., he hasn’t given up a run in 11 innings. He’s only given up five hits. He’s struck out 16 and walked one. And he’s shown off some electrifying stuff in the process.
The injury rehab stint, which started in July, gave him a chance to build up for a full-time return to the minor leagues. MLB Pipeline still lists Rocker as a potential 2026 call-up for the Rangers. Double-A is the highest level Rocker has pitched at professionally. Rocker had Tommy John surgery on May 22 of last year after he logged six starts with High-A Hickory. He was 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA, with 42 strikeouts and seven walks in 28 innings.
The No. 3 overall selection has been in Arlington on a few occasions this season to throw off the mound at Globe Life Field in front of the Major League coaching staff. Rocker was a college teammate of Rangers 2021 Texas got Rocker a year after he was taken No. 10 overall by the New York Mets in 2021. But the Mets and Rocker couldn’t agree to a contract, as the Mets has concerns over the right-hander’s medicals. He had shoulder surgery that September, played with the with the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Frontier League in the spring of 2023 and then re-entered the MLB Draft.
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