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The Road to The Show™: 2022 Draft Picks

Holliday, Rocker, Hughes among early-season standouts
@Gerard_Gilberto
April 25, 2023

Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. Here's a look at how some 2022 Draft picks have fared in their first month of full-season action. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here.

Rocker 'n rollin': Hickory hurler sizzles in debut

No. 9 Rangers prospect strikes out eight in five scoreless innings
@MavalloneMiLB
April 11, 2023

The mid-90s heat, the wipeout slider ... all present and accounted for. Kumar Rocker had it all working in his first official start as a Minor Leaguer. The No. 9 Rangers prospect struck out eight and needed just 53 pitches to navigate his way through five scoreless innings to lead

Rocker spooks hitters in scoreless AFL outing

Rangers first-rounder strikes out season-best five in three frames
October 31, 2022

Surprise 5, Mesa 0 Rangers first-round pick Kumar Rocker (TEX No. 8) delivered his breakthrough performance of the Arizona Fall League, striking out five over three innings of one-hit ball for the Saguaros. The former Vanderbilt star notably did not allow a walk after issuing at least two in each