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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Is a breakout season coming for Michael Kopech?

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7620 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

If you're looking for a breakout candidate in 2023, this could be the year for Michael Kopech. Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey talk about his up-and-down season last year and why big things could be ahead for the White Sox fireballer in 2023.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Garfine.

0:09.4

This is the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by WinTrust.

0:15.4

Okay, if there's a White Sox pitcher who's been flying under the radar this off season. It's a guy with electric

0:24.3

stuff and was almost unhittable for the first two months of the season last year before getting

0:30.7

hurt in mid-June. Yeah, I'm talking about Michael Kopeck. I mean, how great was Kopeck in the first

0:36.9

two months? How about this? In May, back-to-back starts against the Yankees, who were by far the best team in baseball at the time. Copac retired 30 batters in a row. 30! Judge Rizzo, Stan Donaldson, Torres, LeMayhew, nothing! Dylan Sease has been getting most of the attention in the White Sox rotation, and rightfully so.

0:58.9

It is a big breakout season common for Kopeck.

1:04.3

That is coming up next.

1:07.1

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1:44.9

Holy cow!

1:46.6

Carlton Fess has put the White Sox ahead.

1:49.9

Jimenez leaves the ballpark.

1:52.8

You can put it on the board.

1:55.6

Yes.

1:56.6

We've got a chance to do something real special.

1:58.9

All right, sit back, relax, and strap it down.

2:01.3

It's time for the White Sox Talk podcast.

2:06.9

All right, Ryan McGuffie,

2:08.5

how many times have you heard Michael Kopeck's name this offseason?

2:14.6

Oh, that was a real laugh, by the way.

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