News of Michael Kopech’s UCL tear and his likely Tommy John surgery was a huge bummer for the world of South Side baseball. In the front office, in the stands, in the clubhouse, everyone was down about the team’s top-ranked pitching prospect missing the entirety of the 2019 season.
Kopech, of course, was the one with the most reason to be upset, the high of his major league debut at the end of last month matched by the low of his next major league start not coming until 2020. The 22-year-old flamethrower shared with reporters his feelings on the matter, understandably saying that “it sucks.