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Hi all, and welcome to the final fantasy baseball week of the season. As it is the final week I’ll leave you with a couple quick tips and an update on the top and bottom teams this past week in terms of OPS to identify advantageous matchups that will hopefully help secure your championship victory.  […]

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Happy Monday, Razzball faithful! Welcome to the final week of games for the regular season. It’s wild that we’re already here. I’ll save the cheesy, “It feels like just yesterday we were anxiously awaiting that 30/30 season from Wyatt Langford” series of foot-in-the-stomach reflections, and focus on the real reason you’re here. Who the heck […]

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Happy Monday, Razzball faithful! Now that we’re smack dab in the middle of September, It’s time to head out to the roto garden and check on our crops. “Why?” you might ask. Well, it’s officially time to start harvesting our garden schmotatoes and get ready to whip up a batch of that spicy playoff sauce.  […]

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Howdy once again, Razzballers! I’m keeping the intro short, sweet, and analogy-free this weekend. We’ve entered the portion of the season for stat stuffing as playing time, availability, and matchups have become the most important considerations for transactions over the last two weeks. With that in mind, here are some of the most significant items […]

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Welcome back to Up-and-Coming Dynasty Players and welcome to The Show, Kumar Rocker.

The right-handed pitcher made his MLB debut Thursday night for the Texas Rangers, and while it is only one start, he showed why he has always been considered a top pitching prospect and why he is an up-and-coming dynasty star.

Rocker would have likely been a first-round draft choice out of high school in 2018, but he was dead set on attending Vanderbilt and instead was drafted in the 38th round by Colorado in case he changed his mind. He didn’t and tt was a good move on his part as he was outstanding on the mound for the Commodores. During his time there he won the College World Series Most Outstanding Player award as a freshman in 2019. Against Duke in the Super Regionals that season he threw a no-hitter with 19 strikeouts against Duke.

In 2021, he led NCAA Division pitchers in wins with 14 and in strikeouts with 179.

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After the 2021 college season, the Mets drafted Rocker with the 10th overall pick in July and a deal was in place that included a $6 million bonus. But before the deal was finalized, the post-draft physical showed Rocker to have shoulder and elbow issues and the Mets pulled their offer.

Rocker underwent shoulder surgery in September of that year and returned in 2022 to pitch in the Frontier League and he appeared to be fully healthy. In 20 innings of work, he allowed only 11 hits and four walks while striking out 32 for a 1.25 ERA and 0.750 WHIP with a 14.4 K/9 rate.

Eligible to be drafted again, the Rangers pounced on the chance to take Rocker, selecting him third overall. After making some appearances in the Arizona Fall League, Rocker started his 2023 campaign at Class A and was 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA and 1.000 WHIP with a 13.5 K/9 rate through his first six starts when he blew out his elbow and undergoing Tommy John surgery.

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Howdy, ya’ll! It’s another week which means another fantasy baseball injury report to make or break your season. It’ll be over soon (you choose if that is menacing or hopeful). Here’s something that feels weird but familiar to say: Jacob deGrom is back and made his first starting appearance since April 2023. In his rehab […]

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In our 59th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open by celebrating Pavin Smith’s recent accomplishments before diving into the latest moves and injuries impacting our player pools. Then we discuss and overview the latest baseball card release, 2024 Bowman Chrome, which debuted on Sept. 11. You can find us on twitter (X) at @cardscategories, @mcouill7, and @jbrewer17 and on bluesky […]

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Rangers RHP Kumar Rocker is all set to make his debut Thursday against the Mariners. Arms don’t always come back from reconstructive elbow surgeries, but Rocker has returned looking like the best version of what we dreamed he could be, wiping hitters away with superb command of an 80-grade slider that mixes well with his fastball and changeup. It’s a tip-of-the-iceberg type feeling at the moment as it stands to reason that there’s more in the tank for Rocker both this year and in the near future considering he’s just 26.2 innings into this healthy phase of career. In two Triple-A starts, he struck out 51.4 percent of the hitters he faced, walking 2.9 percent. That’s pretty good over any sample size.  

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On this week’s Razzball Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Grey and B_Don cover the fresh batch of September call-ups. Starting in New York with Jasson Dominguez joining the Yankees. Kumar Rocker, Justin Foscue, and Jack Leiter are on their way up as reinforcements in Texas. Landon Knack is rejoining the Dodgers rotation and our boy, Jordan Walker, […]

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