The Royals selected Mitch Hodge with their fourth round pick in the 2007 draft, and the young Canadian was sent to the Arizona Royals to begin his career. Hodge had a nice debut, compiling a 4.24 ERA in 40.1 innings pitched while striking out 35 batters. He had more polish than most pitchers on the staff, and coaches commented on how well he repeated his delivery. Hodge works primarily with his upper-80s to low-90s fastball and his changeup, which has nice tailing action and could develop into a plus offering. His curveball still needs some work, and he’s working on adding more bite by throwing the pitch harder.

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