May 8, 20187 yr Some reputable Sox twitter personalities (Bilek, WSD) are hinting at something big for Saturday. Gonna be Kopech vs. Cubs? Also, Kopech scratched from Thursday start in Charlotte. Smoke...fire.
May 8, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, Soxbadger said: This doesnt sound like a good idea. I mean I'm not a rebuild guy, but this makes no sense. Why have a Sale-type pitcher on such a bad team? Explain please. Either a.) we are prepping him for next season or b.) he could be traded for 5 great prospects at the deadline if he's a star. For fans like me I hope it means the rebuild is sped up.
May 8, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, greg775 said: I mean I'm not a rebuild guy, but this makes no sense. Why have a Sale-type pitcher on such a bad team? Explain please. Either a.) we are prepping him for next season or b.) he could be traded for 5 great prospects at the deadline if he's a star. For fans like me I hope it means the rebuild is sped up. Dude what? They're not going to wait for the team to be good again before calling him up lmao how are you not a troll?
May 8, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, greg775 said: I mean I'm not a rebuild guy, but this makes no sense. Why have a Sale-type pitcher on such a bad team? Explain please. Either a.) we are prepping him for next season or b.) he could be traded for 5 great prospects at the deadline if he's a star. For fans like me I hope it means the rebuild is sped up. Say what now? Did you forget which side of things you have been on for a minute?
May 8, 20187 yr I'm not a fan of this... mainly for fantasy team reasons, but also because I think it's a bit too soon and a bit too much drama related with the Cubs in store.
May 8, 20187 yr I've argued that I don't really think there's much growth left for Kopech in AAA so I wouldn't mind the move. Presumably he'd be up to stay and Kopech seems like a guy that is going to benefit from being around other big leaguers and seeing how they work, prepare, and balance the intensity over a 162 game season. Working on his changeup or whatever at AAA is fine, but he's not going to face the pressure of big league innings and again, from what I've seen of Kopech he is a "iron sharpens iron" type. He's a lot like Moncada in that there's just too much natural talent there to really force improvement at the minor league level.
May 8, 20187 yr I've had him/Eloy wasting a spot on my fantasy roster all season (only one NA slot and I was confident Kopech would be up in May) so if this is true and he's up for good, I am thrilled.
May 8, 20187 yr I don't believe this. That's kind of throwing him to the wolves to debut at Wrigley in the crosstown classic. The idea isn't to make it as pressure filled as possible.
May 8, 20187 yr Kopech is just not ready. He still needs to work on his command. There is no point in bringing him up now.
May 8, 20187 yr 31 minutes ago, BlackSox13 said: I sure hope that's not the case. Kopech still has things to work on in Charlotte. 2 minutes ago, Sarava said: I don't believe this. That's kind of throwing him to the wolves to debut at Wrigley in the crosstown classic. The idea isn't to make it as pressure filled as possible. These ++
May 8, 20187 yr Just now, fathom said: Any chance it's Eloy and not Kopech? Heck there is a chance it is Matt Harvey.
May 8, 20187 yr Granted he ended up having a bad rookie season, but Brandon McCarthy debuted at Wrigley in May, 2005, and he didn’t do too badly. I’m hoping they wait until next year for both he and Jimenez and get the extra year for both, but it’s not happening.
May 8, 20187 yr Just now, fathom said: Any chance it's Eloy and not Kopech? Yes. I think it's most likely Harvey, then Eloy, then Kopech.
May 8, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Heck there is a chance it is Matt Harvey. If rabbit was dreading going to the game, and then found out Matt Harvey was pitching, I can't imagine why he still would not be dreading going to the game. Harvey is a gas can. Edited May 8, 20187 yr by Dick Allen
May 8, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, fathom said: Any chance it's Eloy and not Kopech? I would say Eloy is more likely than Kopech. Despite being in a lower league, he feels more ready.
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