According to Joel Sherman, the New York Mets have signed first-round pick (tenth overall) pitcher Kumar Rocker to a significant first contract.
Sherman reports the Mets have given Rocker a $6 million bonus — which is well over the $4.73 million slot figure for the tenth overall pick.
Only four players in the 2020 MLB Draft received more than $6 million.
Rocker was a polarizing prospect heading into the 2021 MLB Draft. He had been considered a top-three pick for a couple years, but many analysts have pointed to scouting fatigue for his “fall” to No.