Could the Texas Rangers call up their top pitching prospect, Kumar Rocker, by the end of the regular season? They're considering the option.
was where “he should be” to develop for 2025, it appears his boss hasn’t closed the door on a Rocker promotion just yet.quoted Rangers general manager Chris Young as saying the organization hasn’t “ruled out the possibility” of calling up Rocker, who lasted pitched on Friday with Triple-A Round Rock.
Bochy confirmed Rocker was part of their discussions in mapping out the rotation for the rest of the season before Sunday's series finale. That includes the now-likely returns ofJust last week, Young told reporters that calling Rocker up after one Triple-A start was “…getting too far ahead right now.” That was after Rocker fanned 10 in his Round Rock debut.Th 24-year-old has now pitched in 10 minor league games and has an 0-1 record with a 1.96 ERA in 36.2 innings.
Bochy said that Rocker is “not the same pitcher” he saw during spring training in 2023, which was before Rocker suffered the elbow injury that led to Tommy John surgery. He also said that Rocker was on a timetable similar to deGrom’s, who suffered the same injury around the same time.There are many other moving parts with Rocker. He’s a young pitcher coming off a major surgery and has only thrown 36 innings. Young said the Rangers wanted to keep him on an innings restriction this season .
He's also a home-grown pitcher, a somewhat rare commodity in recent Rangers history. Bochy knows that value. “There’s no doubt it keeps you from going outside,” Bochy said. “You have internal options. So it’s good to have Kumar healthy and giving us a great option.”Matthew Postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers the Texas Rangers for Fan Nation/SI and also writes about the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies. He also covers the Big 12 for HeartlandCollegeSports.com.
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