How could you not pay attention to a guy with a name like that?
The guy was a freak.
They made his medicals unavailable pre-draft and a lot of folks thought maybe they were trying to hide something.
It was something that could only happen to the Mets but it was a killer to Rocker.
He didn’t go back to Vandy and ended up signing with the Tri-City ValleyCats in the Frontier League.
He stayed in shape and was taken with the #3 pick in the 2022 draft.
After a long, long road to the bigs, he was finally here and man did he deliver.
4 innings pitched, 3 hits, 1 ER, 2 walks and 7 Ks.
Pretty good debut for a guy who at some point thought this day may never come.
But he got up there and befuddled the Mariners offense for 4 innings.
13 swings and misses on 21 sliders last night, that is legit laugh out loud funny.
A long, long time coming for one of the most talked about pitching prospects in some time.
Minus a solo HR that was all that Seattle was able to get off him.
A super long and complicated journey for Rocker but he finally reached the bigs after all of that.
Super cool and fulfilling day for Rocker and his family.
Excited to watch him hopefully become one of the best in the game for many, many years.
