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2021 MLB Draft: The Mets select Kumar Rocker

With the tenth overall selection in the 2021 MLB Draft, the New York Mets selected Kumar Rocker from Vanderbilt.

Rocker was projected to be a top-five pick over the past three years. The Mets got an absolute stud with their pick.

From Baseball America‘s scouting report:

BA Grade: 60 | Risk: High
Fastball: 60 | Slider: 70 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 50

Comments: “Rocker was one of the top high school pitching prospects in the loaded 2018 prep pitching class that included lefthanders Matthew Liberatore and Ryan Weathers and righthanders Ethan Hankins and Carter Stewart, among others.