I think we are entering the phase of Dave Dombrowski’s tenure in Philadelphia where he says “screw the prospects” and throws the entire farm away in one deadline.

If not Philly, Seattle makes a lot of sense. https://t.co/dDpgWiisWO

— Dylan (@NotCease) June 24, 2024

The Phillies, Yankees and Royals are some of the teams that have sent scouts to watch White Sox reliever Michael Kopech in recent weeks, according to @MLBBruceLevine. pic.twitter.com/VRH0mlEbXM

— Phillies Tailgate (@PhilsTailgate) June 20, 2024

Trade Hypothetical:

Phillies get:

Michael Kopech and Paul DeJong

White Sox get: Griff McGarry (10th ranked prospect) and Caleb Ricketts (20th ranked)

The only way I can see Kopech being moved for valuable return is if he’s packaged up

1/2#WhiteSox #Ringthebell https://t.co/Ur5NdDMy8O

— ???? ? (@StonecoldSxnick) June 14, 2024

If we are going to do a deal with the Phils for Kopech, I know the top end of the guys are probably offlimits (Painter, Miller, Abel, and maybe even the young Crawford) but they have a lot of interesting positional prospects at the back half of their top 10 that we should be targeting such as Caba, Saltiban, Rincon, and Rincones.

1 hour ago, WestEddy said:

This would be such an awful trade lol

8 minutes ago, T R U said:

This would be such an awful trade lol

Why? What do you think Kopech is worth? He sucks

16 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

Why? What do you think Kopech is worth? He sucks

I was going to say. The guy sucks.

18 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

Why? What do you think Kopech is worth? He sucks

He has a lot of arm talent; scouts might see something they can fix.  Teams might envision him as a starter for next season.  

Someone's top 10-15.
Heck last year we got Dodgers #10 plus Leasure for Kelly and Lynn,  

1 minute ago, GreenSox said:

He has a lot of arm talent; scouts might see something they can fix.  Teams might envision him as a starter for next season.  

Someone's top 10-15.
Heck last year we got Dodgers #10 plus Leasure for Kelly and Lynn,  

The proposal is a 10 and 20.

2 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

The proposal is a 10 and 20.

Well, the proposal doesn't seem that awful to me.

They can have Kopech free of charge, with the caveat that they have to take back Pedro too. 

2 minutes ago, Tnetennba said:

They can have Kopech free of charge, with the caveat that they have to take back Pedro too. 

Benintendi + Robert lol.

JR screwing fans all season long.

22 minutes ago, Tnetennba said:

They can have Kopech free of charge, with the caveat that they have to take back Pedro too. 

Any other team would just fire Pedro and be done with it.

12 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Any other team would just fire Pedro and be done with it.

Getz is too scared to expose himself to the "once the manager is fired" bromide, then fans start looking with their pitchforks and torches to team executives for the next head to roll.

Right now, there's still a level of insulation that exists, just like when KW/Hahn "used" franchise icon Ventura and managed to turn him into an absolute punching bag from 2013-2016.

16 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Any other team would just fire Pedro and be done with it.

When the propensity for stupid requires "creative" solutions...

1 hour ago, GreenSox said:

Well, the proposal doesn't seem that awful to me.

That was exactly my point. If you can get a 45 FV prospect for Kopech and a 40 FV for Dejong I think that’s good.

I'm just really about people throwing around names, at this point. Curious what other teams' fans would think appropriate. 

 

After three weeks, the Chicago Cubs' bullpen is flailing. Could a trade for White Sox reliever Michael Kopech be on the table?

Read my article for @HeavyOnSports.https://t.co/b87qfGEKpE

— Rachael Millanta (@rachaelmillanta) April 17, 2024

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  • Cubs receive: Michael Kopech (RHP)
  • White Sox receive: David Bote (INF), Pablo Aliendo (C)

   

   

 

 

Just what a flailing bullpen needs: Michael Kopech

2 hours ago, GreenSox said:

He has a lot of arm talent; scouts might see something they can fix.   

58 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

I'm just really about people throwing around names, at this point. Curious what other teams' fans would think appropriate. 

 

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I think Kopech sucks but this is a comically bad offer. Wtf would the Sox want Bote? He carries negative trade value and then the prospect is a 40 FV guy? Geez

2 hours ago, WestEddy said:

I'm just really about people throwing around names, at this point. Curious what other teams' fans would think appropriate. 

 

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I'd rather bet on the mental capacity of Michael Kopech. 

7 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

If we are going to do a deal with the Phils for Kopech, I know the top end of the guys are probably offlimits (Painter, Miller, Abel, and maybe even the young Crawford) but they have a lot of interesting positional prospects at the back half of their top 10 that we should be targeting such as Caba, Saltiban, Rincon, and Rincones.

Gotta be Caba. An actual shortstop. 

4 minutes ago, nrockway said:

Gotta be Caba. An actual shortstop. 

MLB has Caba as the Phillies #5 prospect and #99 in the MLB top 100.  I can’t imagine Kopech could net that kind of value for 1.5 seasons of control with the way he has been pitching.  But yeah, if the Phillies are dumb enough to offer that kind of value for him, you take it.

Man I don't see why anybody would trade good players for Kopech. He's not that dandy.