Michael Kopech
6´3´´
205 pounds
Throws: Right
Age: 22
2018 SSS Top Prospect rank: 2
SSS rank among all right-handed starting pitchers in the system: 1
Kopech, a native of Mount Pleasant, Texas, enjoyed a terrific prep career, culminating with an 0.44 ERA, 18.14 K/9, and .115 OBA in his senior season. With those results and a fastball already reaching 94 mph, Kopech was unsurprisingly ranked among the top prep prospects entering the 2014 draft. When he fell to the 33rd selection, the Boston Red Sox couldn’t resist choosing him and signing him to a $1.