Finally.
Finally, the White Sox are calling up Michael Kopech.
The White Sox sprung the announcement on everybody at a good time -- shortly after Reynaldo Lopez gave up five runs in the second inning of this afternoon's game against the Royals. Kopech will start against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday:
Kopech posted seven consecutive starts where he showed a reliable ability to throw strikes, and Triple-A hitters offered zero challenge. He posted a 1.84 ERA over those 44 innings, allowing 45 baserunners to 59 strikeouts, and didn't face much in the form of jams in any of those outings.
James Fegan relayed some input from Seby Zavala:
Kopech hasn't yet hit a career high in innings -- he's at 126⅓, eight below his 2017 total -- so it would've been hard to argue any developmental benefit of keeping him down in Charlotte for service-time purposes, and it probably would've been even more difficult telling him that to his face.
As it stands, he'll be coming up on the same timeline as Reynaldo Lopez and Lucas Giolito did last year, and he'll give the White Sox some sorely needed appointment viewing.
