Sunday was the deadline to sign 2021 draft picks, and the Mets failed to come to terms with their first-round pick, Vanderbilt pitcher Kumar Rocker. The Mets had taken him with the tenth pick and had generally agreed to terms on a $6 million bonus, well over the $4.74 million slot value, but negotiations hit a snag after his physical.
What happened with Rocker exactly is not entirely clear, but what has been reported is that Rocker’s advisor, Scott Boras, has a policy of not submitting his players to the league’s pre-draft MRI program.