Keller left early with trainers

It does but this blows their whole draft strategy up. They went under slot on other picks to be able to spend big money on Rocker. Hard not to call it a disaster.

I'm sure you'd be saying the exact same thing if it were the Royals...

I would be, because the Royals drafted below slot in round 1 in order to draft above slot later.

Regarding Rocker: GMDM didn't know shit. Mets medical team is saying he's hurt, but other orthopedic doctors disagree with the Mets assessment.

I'm wondering what the Mets docs say is wrong with him?

Olivares HR.

I don’t know if you can assume GMDM didn’t know “anything”. It’s quite possible scouts noticed something was off compared to his performance last year and it was enough of a concern that they knew his contract would be an issue. Talent like Rocker’s often doesn’t fall to #10 without a reason like this.

The fact that this PR disaster is preferable to the Mets over signing him says a whole lot.

Crap, this game was a dud too!

He'll be demoted tomorrow

Eagerly awaiting the McBroom has been recalled tweet from the Royals.

@JeffPassan: The New York Mets and Kumar Rocker, their first-round pick, did not come to an agreement on a deal. The Mets will get the 11th pick in the 2022 draft as compensation. Rocker will forgo returning to Vanderbilt and begin his pro career. He is now draft-eligible for 2022.

Gonna play independent...bad advice?

Really can’t think of time going independent went well in baseball. Hochever, I think Appel did it. I may be forgetting a few

Aaron Crow

I was reading that teams have to offer a certain percentage of slot value to get a pick in the next draft for an unsigned player, but in Rockers case he was selected to have his medicals provided to all the clubs. He declined (which is common for a guy expected to go high), so the team that drafted him doesn't have to offer the minimum to get a draft pick next year.

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