John
Rodopoulos

Rodopoulous checks in at a lean 6-foot-1 185 pound frame. He ran a 7.47 60. Offensively- Sets up in a spread but even stance; upper body leans over the plate with hands starting close to the body. Uses a short take back of the hands and a short stride forward for timing. Weight shifts forward pre-contact; short swing path with some lift. Two-handed finish with some pop through the middle of the field. Exit velocity peaked at 81 MPH. Defensively- Controlled approach; fields ball out in front of left leg with a fundamental crowhop. Arm action is long and loose with carry at 81 MPH. At 1B, active with feet around the bag. Fields ball on the move and occasionally to narrow, leaning more from the waist down. Arm plenty strong at 83 MPH.  Pitching- On the mound  he works off a mid rubber pivot up to a mid-chest balance point; lands closed on works aggressively through his front side. Arm action is long and clean, RB sitting 81-82 with some heavy downward movement. Big time 12-to-6 action with depth on his CB, amount of break may make up for 20 MPH differential. Change up has above average action down and to his arm side at 71-73 MPH. Long term projection points towards the mound but does offer some potential as a corner OF.