Leiter has had a better spring, leading the club in strikeouts with 17 and putting up a 3.07 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. Pretty fair numbers for Arizona, where balls fly free. But his body language is often fretful under duress, suggesting a mind ill at ease.

Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker have both made the opening day roster with the Texas Rangers, and the recent first-round draft picks will fill the final two spots in the rotation.

With the 2025 campaign starting off for the Texas Rangers, the team is off to a solid start to the year.  It was a frustrating season for the Rangers in 2024. D

Kumar Rocker takes the blame for the Rangers' brutal loss to the Reds in his first start of the season. They lost 14-3 on Monday.

In his first start of the season, Rocker allowed a single on an 0-2 ... run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Monday, March 31, 2025, in Cincinnati.

Kumar Rocker and Jack Leiter both entered the professional realm as highly touted prospects following their college careers. Rocker, a former standout at Vanderbilt University, is celebrated for his powerful fastball and impressive strikeout rate.

The Rangers are bringing pitchers Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker to the MLB starting rotation out of spring training.

For the first time this season, everything failed the Texas Rangers. The Rangers went to face the Cincinnati Reds in their first road trip of the season.