Michael Kopech Good At Avoiding Contact rotoballer.com Fri 4/16/21 1:24 PM

Chicago White Sox rookie right-hander Michael Kopech has generated a 23.7 percent swing-and-miss rate early this season. The mark is seventh-best among the 391 pitchers with at least 50 pitches thrown so far this season. Kopech averages 97 mph with his fastball and pairs it with a dirty slider that hitters have a tough time picking up. The hard-throwing 24-year-old returned to the major leagues this year for the first time since 2018 due to injuries. As such, the Pale Hose are keeping his ...