Sigh. This was supposed to be one of the happy write ups. One of the coveted Year in Reviews that you have to be the first person who signs into the Google Doc to claim. One of (if not the) top pitching prospects in all of baseball with electric stuff, charisma, and he’s ours? The […]
Tag: Michael Kopech
Michael Kopech Has a Torn UCL
Michael Kopech, after just 14 1/3 inning pitched at the major league level, has a UCL tear and will likely undergo Tommy John surgery, missing the rest of this season and likely all of 2019, the team announced Friday. Kopech has UCL tear. Recommendation is Tommy John — Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) September 7, 2018 There […]
South Side Morning 4: For Starters
1. Michael Kopech’s second career start and first non-rain shortened start didn’t feature a lot of the electric bat-missing stuff we saw in his abbreviated debut last week, but six innings of one-run ball with only four strikeouts still offered plenty of glimpses of why the White Sox believe he could be a front-end starter […]
Michael Kopech Flashes the Goods In Abbreviated Debut
Michael Kopech’s highly-anticipated major league debut brought with it all the excitement one might expect. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans as a 52-minute rain relay after the second inning ended the 22-year-old phenom’s night much earlier than anticipated. It’s a logical if not disappointing outcome to the most anticipated White Sox game in a […]
Notable White Sox Pitching Debuts From Recent History
One game does not a career make. Michael Kopech will make his White Sox debut Tuesday, with the hype surrounding it unparalleled in team history. There have been a lot of good and exciting pitchers in the organization over the years, but the attention being paid to prospects is at an all-time high, what with the […]
The Michael Kopech Hype Is Real And Important And He’s Finally Coming To Chicago
Michael Kopech is ready for the major leagues. He has been for a while, it’s probably safe to say, but all the hand-wringing about why he hasn’t been called up — and the reasons why — will now transition into anticipation for what we’ll see when he makes his debut Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins, […]
South Side Morning 5: The Major League Team
We’ve spent a good portion of the second half of the season talking about pretty much everything except the major league White Sox. That’s understandable. The White Sox are headed toward another bottom five finish, and subjects like when Eloy Jimenez is coming up, Michael Kopech seemingly starting to figure things out, trades or lack […]
Optimism on the Farm
The poor injury luck the White Sox have suffered has put a damper on some of the prospect watching that helps distract from the losses that continue to pile at the major league level. But while seeing the likes of Luis Robert, Dane Dunning, Jake Burger, Micker Adolfo, and others sidelined for some or all […]
South Side Morning 5: Flashing the Goods
The White Sox wrapped up a bad first half with a win against the bad Royals. That’s all fine and well, but more importantly, their final day of action heading into the All-Star break was ripe with positive moments from some of their young building blocks. 1. It would be apt to describe Yoan Moncada’s […]
Four White Sox on BP’s Midseason Top 50 Prospects List
Despite a frustrating amount of injuries this season, the White Sox farm system remains among the best in baseball. While half of their Preseason Top 10 have spent time on the DL in 2018, there’s still enough high-end talent to give you hope, and the string of bad luck hasn’t necessarily pushed back their competitive […]