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Michael Kopech for Paul Blackburn (2024)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Michael Kopech RP,SP - CWS  | Paul Blackburn SP - OAK  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 94 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 395 | # 386 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 71 | 104 |
| Wins | 3 | 6 |
| Saves | 16 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.80 | 4.46 |
| WHIP | 1.49 | 1.42 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 100 | ‐ |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 86 | ‐ |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 79 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 99 | # 222 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 44 | ‐ |
| Michael Kopech RP,SP - CWS | Paul Blackburn SP - OAK | |
| 2024 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 8 | 4 |
| Games Started | 0 | 4 |
| Innings Pitched | 10.1 | 25.0 |
| Wins | 0 | 2 |
| Losses | 2 | 0 |
| Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 7 | 17 |
| Earned Runs | 4 | 3 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 15 | 18 |
| Walks | 6 | 8 |
| ERA | 3.48 | 1.08 |
| WHIP | 1.26 | 1.00 |
| Michael Kopech RP,SP - CWS | Paul Blackburn SP - OAK | |
| 2024 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 60 | 24 |
| Games Started | 0 | 24 |
| Innings Pitched | 63.9 | 125.9 |
| Wins | 3 | 6 |
| Losses | 4 | 8 |
| Saves | 16 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 4 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 56 | 131 |
| Earned Runs | 34 | 62 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 15 |
| Strikeouts | 71 | 104 |
| Walks | 35 | 44 |
| ERA | 4.80 | 4.46 |
| WHIP | 1.49 | 1.42 |
| Michael Kopech RP,SP - CWS | Paul Blackburn SP - OAK | |
| News | ||
| Chicago White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech is moving to the bullpen, according to general manager Chris Getz. Brenton Kemp Thu, Mar 14th | Paul Blackburn earned the win Wednesday, allowing three earned runs on six hits and five walks while striking out seven over 5.2 innings as the Athletics topped the Cardinals 6-3. Jesse Garcia Wed, Apr 17th | |
| White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz said Michael Kopech is in his best physical shape since 2021. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 22nd | Paul Blackburn delivered a stellar performance in the Athletics' narrow 2-1 win over the Nationals on Friday. Chris Schommer Sat, Apr 13th | |
| Michael Kopech told reporters that he entered camp for the White Sox 20 pounds lighter after dealing with recovery from knee surgery. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 15th | Paul Blackburn signed a one-year deal worth $3.2 million with the Athletics to avoid arbitration. Ari Koslow Thu, Jan 11th | |
| Michael Kopech signed a one-year deal worth $3 million with the White Sox to avoid arbitration. Ari Koslow Thu, Jan 11th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Michael Kopech RP,SP - CWS | Paul Blackburn SP - OAK | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 28th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (2-0) | #13 | vs CLE | Shane Bieber (2-0) | |
| Sat, Mar 30th | vs DET | Kenta Maeda (0-1) | #95 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (1-0) | #44 |
| Sun, Mar 31st | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-1) | #113 | vs CLE | Carlos Carrasco (1-1) | #313 |
| Mon, Apr 1st | vs ATL | Charlie Morton (1-0) | #53 | vs BOS | Tanner Houck (3-1) | #93 |
| Tue, Apr 2nd | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-0) | #66 | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-1) | #82 |
| Thu, Apr 4th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (3-0) | #118 | |||
| Fri, Apr 5th | @ KC | Brady Singer (2-0) | #101 | @ DET | Tarik Skubal (2-0) | #13 |
| Sat, Apr 6th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (1-2) | #90 | @ DET | Kenta Maeda (0-1) | #95 |
| Sun, Apr 7th | @ KC | Alec Marsh (2-0) | #346 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-1) | #113 |
| Mon, Apr 8th | @ CLE | Triston McKenzie (1-2) | #87 | |||
| Tue, Apr 9th | @ CLE | Logan Allen (2-0) | #89 | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (1-1) | #39 |
| Wed, Apr 10th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (1-0) | #44 | @ TEX | Cody Bradford (3-0) | #144 |
| Fri, Apr 12th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (1-2) | #110 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (1-1) | #256 |
| Sat, Apr 13th | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-0) | #63 | vs WSH | MacKenzie Gore (2-0) | #51 |
| Sun, Apr 14th | vs CIN | Graham Ashcraft (2-1) | #176 | vs WSH | Trevor Williams (2-0) | #380 |
| Mon, Apr 15th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (3-0) | #118 | vs STL | Sonny Gray (2-0) | #22 |
| Wed, Apr 17th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (1-2) | #90 | vs STL | Steven Matz (1-1) | #72 |
| Fri, Apr 19th | @ PHI | Spencer Turnbull (1-0) | #215 | @ CLE | Triston McKenzie (1-2) | #87 |
| Sat, Apr 20th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (0-3) | #2 | @ CLE | Logan Allen (2-0) | #89 |
| Sun, Apr 21st | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (2-1) | #18 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (1-0) | #44 |
| Mon, Apr 22nd | @ MIN | Chris Paddack (0-1) | #85 | @ NYY | Carlos Rodon (1-1) | #23 |
| Tue, Apr 23rd | @ MIN | Pablo Lopez (1-2) | #3 | @ NYY | Marcus Stroman (1-1) | #48 |
| Wed, Apr 24th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (0-1) | #15 | @ NYY | Clarke Schmidt (1-0) | #74 |
| Thu, Apr 25th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (0-1) | #36 | @ NYY | Nestor Cortes Jr. (1-1) | #41 |
| Fri, Apr 26th | vs TB | Zach Eflin (1-2) | #9 | @ BAL | Corbin Burnes (2-0) | #4 |
| Sat, Apr 27th | vs TB | Aaron Civale (2-1) | #45 | @ BAL | Cole Irvin (0-1) | #172 |
| Sun, Apr 28th | vs TB | Zack Littell (1-0) | #71 | @ BAL | Grayson Rodriguez (3-0) | #25 |
| Mon, Apr 29th | vs MIN | vs PIT | ||||
| Tue, Apr 30th | vs MIN | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, May 1st | vs MIN | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, May 3rd | @ STL | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, May 4th | @ STL | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, May 5th | @ STL | vs MIA | ||||
| Mon, May 6th | @ TB | vs TEX | ||||
| Tue, May 7th | @ TB | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, May 8th | @ TB | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, May 9th | vs CLE | |||||
| Fri, May 10th | vs CLE | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, May 11th | vs CLE | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, May 12th | vs CLE | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, May 13th | vs WSH | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, May 14th | vs WSH | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, May 15th | vs WSH | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, May 17th | @ NYY | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, May 18th | @ NYY | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, May 19th | @ NYY | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, May 20th | @ TOR | |||||
| Tue, May 21st | @ TOR | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, May 22nd | @ TOR | vs COL | ||||
| Thu, May 23rd | vs BAL | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, May 24th | vs BAL | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, May 25th | vs BAL | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, May 26th | vs BAL | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, May 27th | vs TOR | |||||
| Tue, May 28th | vs TOR | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, May 29th | vs TOR | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, May 31st | @ MIL | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 1st | @ MIL | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 2nd | @ MIL | @ ATL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 4th | @ CHC | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 5th | @ CHC | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 6th | vs BOS | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jun 7th | vs BOS | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 8th | vs BOS | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 9th | vs BOS | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 10th | @ SEA | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 11th | @ SEA | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 12th | @ SEA | @ SD | ||||
| Thu, Jun 13th | @ SEA | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jun 14th | @ ARI | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 15th | @ ARI | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 16th | @ ARI | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 18th | vs HOU | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 19th | vs HOU | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jun 20th | vs HOU | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 21st | @ DET | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 22nd | @ DET | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 23rd | @ DET | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jun 24th | vs LAD | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 25th | vs LAD | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 26th | vs LAD | @ LAA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 27th | vs ATL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 28th | vs COL | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 29th | vs COL | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 30th | vs COL | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 2nd | @ CLE | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 3rd | @ CLE | vs LAA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 4th | @ CLE | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 5th | @ MIA | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 6th | @ MIA | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 7th | @ MIA | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 8th | vs MIN | |||||
| Tue, Jul 9th | vs MIN | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 10th | vs MIN | @ BOS | ||||
| Fri, Jul 12th | vs PIT | @ PHI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 13th | vs PIT | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 14th | vs PIT | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 19th | @ KC | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 20th | @ KC | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 21st | @ KC | vs LAA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 22nd | @ TEX | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jul 23rd | @ TEX | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 24th | @ TEX | vs HOU | ||||
| Thu, Jul 25th | @ TEX | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 26th | vs SEA | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 27th | vs SEA | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 28th | vs SEA | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 29th | vs KC | |||||
| Tue, Jul 30th | vs KC | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Jul 31st | vs KC | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Aug 2nd | @ MIN | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 3rd | @ MIN | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 4th | @ MIN | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 5th | @ OAK | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 6th | @ OAK | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 7th | @ OAK | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 9th | vs CHC | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Aug 10th | vs CHC | @ TOR | ||||
| Mon, Aug 12th | vs NYY | |||||
| Tue, Aug 13th | vs NYY | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Aug 14th | vs NYY | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Aug 16th | @ HOU | |||||
| Sat, Aug 17th | @ HOU | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Aug 18th | @ HOU | vs SF | ||||
| Mon, Aug 19th | @ SF | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Aug 20th | @ SF | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Aug 21st | @ SF | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Aug 23rd | vs DET | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 24th | vs DET | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 25th | vs DET | vs MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 26th | vs DET | |||||
| Tue, Aug 27th | vs TEX | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 28th | vs TEX | @ CIN | ||||
| Thu, Aug 29th | vs TEX | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 30th | vs NYM | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Aug 31st | vs NYM | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 1st | vs NYM | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Sep 2nd | @ BAL | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 3rd | @ BAL | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 4th | @ BAL | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 6th | @ BOS | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Sep 7th | @ BOS | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Sep 8th | @ BOS | vs DET | ||||
| Mon, Sep 9th | vs CLE | |||||
| Tue, Sep 10th | vs CLE | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Sep 11th | vs CLE | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Sep 13th | vs OAK | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 14th | vs OAK | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 15th | vs OAK | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 16th | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 17th | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 18th | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 20th | @ SD | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Sep 21st | @ SD | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Sep 22nd | @ SD | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 24th | vs LAA | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Sep 25th | vs LAA | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Sep 26th | vs LAA | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Sep 27th | @ DET | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 28th | @ DET | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 29th | @ DET | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Mar 29th | vs CLE | Logan Allen (2-0) | #89 | |||
| Wed, Apr 3rd | vs BOS | Nick Pivetta (1-1) | #75 | |||
| Thu, Apr 11th | @ TEX | Jon Gray (0-1) | #79 | |||
| Tue, Apr 16th | vs STL | Lance Lynn (1-0) | #67 | |||
| Thu, May 16th | @ HOU | |||||
| Thu, May 30th | @ TB | |||||
| Thu, Jul 11th | @ BOS | |||||
| Sun, Aug 11th | @ TOR | |||||
| Thu, Aug 15th | @ NYM | |||||
| Thu, Aug 22nd | vs TB | |||||
| Thu, Sep 5th | vs SEA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 12th | @ HOU | |||||
