Hopkins Needs to Harness His Stuff

Brody Hopkins- P- TB- Rookie- Hopkins was called up by the Rays and will pitch out of the bullpen. He has been used as a reliever at AAA Durham since early last month. Hopkins is the Rays' top pitching prospect, although his eventual role isn't defined yet. He hits triple digits with his fastball but control is a big issue. Since Hopkins moved to the bullpen he has struck out 16 in 9 IP. He has also walked 5. While that is a high number of walks it is a vast improvement over his numbers while he

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