ARLINGTON — When Chris Young undertook the big Rangers rebuild 18 months ago, the first big question he confronted was the possibility the Rangers would have...
, using the third pick overall and their only pick in the first three rounds on Rocker, the one-time Vanderbilt ace who spent the last couple of months pitching for the Tri-City Valley Cats of the Independent Frontier League.
The knee jerk reaction would be Rangers either just got their 1-2 of them future in Leiter-Rocker or they’ve swung and missed big.Lest there be any confusion: The Rangers didn’t go with the “safe” pick here. When is there such a thing in the first round, anyway? There is risk associated with all of them. With some, it’s whether they will ever realize their talent ceiling. With others: Health.
The Rangers chose to bet on Rocker and, to some degree, noted Los Angeles-based orthopedist Dr. Neil El Attrache. El Attrache performed the heretofore “minor” arm surgery and provided “very good” medical reports to the Rangers, Young said. The Rangers will do their own scans as part of a physical, only after an agreement with Rocker is reached.
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