The Rangers announced that Rocker was sent to see Tom House, the former Ranger pitching coach and well respected sports psychologist in San Diego during his demotion. The Rangers were never going t olet him pitch in Triple A but rather made the move to allow Rocker time to see House and work on confidence issues and pitching mechanics. Rocker was allowed to return early because Pudge was placed on the DL which invalidates a rule that states a player must spend 10 days on the minor league team after being optioned. The Rangers will use Rocker as a setup man only...not a closer.
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