Yankees pitching prospect looking to rebuild his stock after Tommy John surgery
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TAMPA, Fla. — When it comes to Tommy John patients in New York Yankees camp, Gerrit Cole and, to a lesser extent, Clarke Schmidt, are commanding the most attention. As for pitching prospects, Elmer Rodríguez, Carlos Lagrange, and Ben Hess are the main attractions. But there’s another hurler who belongs to both groups. That would be Chase Hampton. The 24-year-old underwent full reconstruction of his ulnar collateral ligament just before Cole did last spring. The operation left Hampton with nothing to do but lift weights, binge movies...