Chis Young and the rest of the Texas Rangers organization knew what they were doing when they selected Vanderbilt Commodores teammates Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker consecutively in the MLB draft several years ago.
They were fostering a friendly and familiar competition that would benefit both as they went through the rigors of becoming an effective starting pitcher at the major league level.
Each has had an up and down season, but as the team tries desperately to keep its head above water, is the apparent commitment to Leiter being in the starting rotation coming at the cost of Kumar Rocker's development?