Kumar Rocker getting Tommy John surgical procedure two years after Mets draft controversy

Maybe the Mets have been proper about Kumar Rocker.

Texas Rangers government vp and normal supervisor Chris Younger advised reporters on Tuesday that the 23-year-old right-hander has a torn ligament in his pitching elbow and can endure Tommy John surgical procedure this week.

Rocker suffered an “acute” damage whereas pitching that was totally different than something the membership had seen in earlier exams, Younger mentioned, per the Dallas Morning News.

The Mets chosen Rocker out of Vanderbilt at No. 10 general within the 2021 MLB Draft, agreeing on a $6 million signing bonus, however concerns over Rocker’s elbow led the Mets to not signing him by the Aug. 1 deadline to signal draft picks.

Rocker’s agent Scott Boras insisted on the time that the pitcher was wholesome.

Boras advised ESPN final July that Rocker underwent shoulder surgery, “a minor scope,” on his proper arm in September 2021.

Rocker then pitched for the Tri-Metropolis ValleyCats of the impartial Frontier League in 2022, permitting three earned runs in 20 innings with 32 strikeouts throughout 5 appearances.

He was then picked No. 3 general by the Rangers in final yr’s draft.

In six appearances for Single-A Hickory this season, Rocker had a 3.86 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 28 innings throughout six begins.

Younger advised reporters that Rocker was on the verge of getting promoted.

“We obtained a glimpse of how good he’s and it confirmed all the pieces we thought,” Younger mentioned, via the Dallas Morning News.

After not signing Rocker, the Mets obtained a compensatory first-round choose at No. 11 general within the 2022 draft, which they used to pick out Georgia Tech catcher Kevin Parada, who’s presently taking part in for the Brooklyn Cyclones.

The Mets took highschool shortstop Jett Williams three picks later.