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How the Sox will use Michael Kopech in rotation in 2022 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Chicago White Sox pledged a “creative” way to deploy Michael Kopech during the 2021 campaign. Come 2022, that creativity isn’t going anywhere. Kopech missed back-to-back seasons in 2019 and 2020, the first while recovering from Tommy John surgery and the second due to personal reasons. The White Sox never took him out of their long-term planning, but he obviously boasted limited experience and… Source link

Kopech stays on road to rotation with latest spot start originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Michael Kopech‘s journey to the starting rotation took another step forward Friday. We’ll see how many steps it will take him to finally get there. The White Sox slow-playing of Kopech makes all the sense in the world after the fireballer missed the last two seasons. His use this year as a multi-inning bullpen weapon/spot starter has been a revelation, and it’s hard to imagine things working out… Source link

‘Throw hard and be jacked’: Kopech, Crochet set for Sox ‘pen originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Garrett Crochet was inspired by Michael Kopech before he even met him. “Michael is a guy I knew about in college,” Crochet said Saturday. “I saw a young guy throwing hard, and he was jacked. “I wanted to go to college, throw hard and be jacked.” RELATED: Kopech’s role for Sox could change over course of 2021 Both pitchers are throwing hard now, a pair of fireballers the White Sox envision as… Source link