TOMMY KAHNLE 48 RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER Given Name: Thomas Robert Kahnle (CAIN-lee) Bats: Right Throws: Right FRONT OFFICE FRONT Height: 6-1 Weight: 235 Opening Day Age: 27 (August 7, 1989) Birthplace/Residence: Latham, N.Y./Albany, N.Y. First Pro Contract: New York Yankees, selected in the fifth round, June 2010 First-Year Player Draft. Sox Acquisition: Obtained from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for FIELD STAFF RHP Yency Almonte, November 24, 2015. Major League Service: Two years, 15 days. Contract Status: Signed through 2017. 2016 SEASON 2014 SEASON Split the season between Class AAA Charlotte and the White Spent the entire season with Colorado after being selected PLAYERS Sox, his first with the organization. from New York-NL in the 2013 Rule 5 Draft. Twenty-four of his 29 outings with the Sox were scoreless … Was the first Rockies Rule 5 selection to make the team worked 1.0-plus IP 22 times. and remain with the club through the entire season since Luis Allowed 33.3 percent (3-9) of inherited runners to score … Gonzalez in 2003. first batters faced went 2-22 (.091) … pitched five times on zero Ranked fifth among National League rookies with 54 ap- rest, recording a 1.69 ERA (1 ER/5.1 IP) with five strikeouts. pearances … left-handers hit just .185 (23-124), sixth-lowest Limited left-handers to a .143 average (5-35), and opponents among NL pitchers with at least 60.0 IP. to a .154 average (2-13) with RISP/two outs. Was 2-1 with a 2.68 ERA (15 ER/50.1 IP) over 35 games in Was recalled from Class AAA Charlotte on 4/29 … made his the first half. OPPONENTS season debut that night at Baltimore, working a scoreless eighth Made his major-league debut on 4/3 at Miami, posting his inning … was optioned back to Charlotte on 5/1, recalled again first career hold (1 ER/1.2 IP) … recorded his first career strike- on 5/5 and optioned on 5/8 without making an appearance. out in the sixth inning (Reed Johnson) … earned his first major- Was recalled by the Sox on 5/23 to serve as the 26th man league win on 4/5 vs. Arizona, tossing 1.2 scoreless IP. for a doubleheader vs. Cleveland … worked 1.0 scoreless IP Recorded a career-high five strikeouts over 2.0 IP on 4/21 on 5/24 vs. Cleveland, his first appearance at home. vs. San Francisco … became just the sixth reliever in Rockies Suffered his first loss and blown save on 5/28 at Kansas history to strike out five batters in 2.0 or fewer IP. City, allowing one run on two hits without recording an out … Threw a career-high 3.0 IP with a career-high tying five 2016 REVIEW surrendered a game-tying, RBI double to Drew Butera and strikeouts on 6/13 at San Francisco. game-ending single to Brett Eibner in the ninth. Was optioned to Charlotte on 5/30 … was recalled on 6/3 2013 SEASON and pitched that night at Detroit, allowing two runs on four hits Led the Yankees farm system with 15 saves with Class AA over 1.0 IP … was optioned back to the Knights after the game. Trenton … limited left-handed hitters to a .159 average (13-82) Was recalled from Charlotte on 7/9, replacing Carlos Rodon and right-handers to a .197 mark (25-127). … walked Joe Mauer with the bases loaded to force in the Was 10-10 in save opportunities from 4/13-6/29. HISTORY game-ending run in the 12th inning on 7/29 at Minnesota. 2012 SEASON Posted a 0.51 ERA (1 ER/17.2 IP), with three holds and 18 strikeouts over his final 17 appearances from 8/7-9/30 … Went a combined 2-1 with a 2.37 ERA (15 ER/57.0 IP) and recorded a career-high 9.1 scoreless IP streak in his final 10 74 strikeouts over 31 appearances between Class A Tampa and outings from 9/3-30, allowing just four hits with nine strikeouts. Class AA Trenton. Pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the 12th inning on 9/4 Began the season on the disabled list with a torn labrum in at Minnesota for first save with the Sox … posted holds on 9/24 his right shoulder … was reinstated on 5/6. at Cleveland and 9/26 vs. Tampa Bay. Made three postseason appearances with Trenton, tossing RECORDS Opened the season in Charlotte's bullpen, converting seven 3.0 scoreless IP in relief. of his 10 save opportunities … limited right-handers to a .136 2011 SEASON average (9-66) … opponents went 5-25 (.200) with RISP. Struck out a season-high five batters on 4/24 at Toledo and His 112 strikeouts led Class A Charleston relievers and ranked recorded his only win on 5/4 vs. Columbus (1.0 scoreless IP). fifth among Yankees farmhands. Converted his last five save opportunities from 5/31-7/6. 2010 SEASON 2015 SEASON Made 11 relief appearances with Class A Staten Island in his professional debut. Appeared in 36 games with Colorado after beginning the MINOR LEAGUES season with Class AAA Albuquerque. MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL Was recalled by the Rockies from Albuquerque on 6/1. Engaged to Veronica. Held right-handers to a .203 average (15-74) … posted a Attended Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. … tossed the 1.13 ERA (1 ER/8.0 IP) over 10 games when pitching on zero third no-hitter in school history on 3/13/10 … was part of the days rest. school’s NCAA Division II Championship team in 2009, tossing Recorded his first career save on 8/7 at Washington, tossing 12.2 scoreless innings in the postseason as a freshman. a scoreless ninth inning. MEDIA/MISC. Graduated from Shaker High School in Latham, N.Y. … Was optioned back to Albuquerque on 8/26. lettered in baseball, basketball and football. 104 CHICAGO WHITE SOX CAREER PLAYING RECORD OFFICE FRONT YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG 2010 Staten Island 0-0 .000 0.56 11 0 0 0 3 16.0 3 1 1 0 3 5-0 25 2 0 .061 2011 Charleston 3-5 .375 4.22 40 0 0 0 2 81.0 69 50 38 1 1 49-0 112 11 1 .223 2012 Tampa 2-1 .667 2.45 30 0 0 0 6 55.0 30 16 15 3 2 24-1 72 4 1 .158 Trenton 0-0 .000 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 .250 2013 Trenton 1-3 .250 2.85 46 0 0 0 15 60.0 38 20 19 4 0 45-0 74 7 0 .182 2014 COLORADO 2-1 .667 4.19 54 0 0 0 0 68.2 51 39 32 7 1 31-2 63 7 0 .206 2015 COLORADO 0-1 .000 4.86 36 0 0 0 2 33.1 31 22 18 3 0 28-1 39 3 0 .250 FIELD STAFF Albuquerque 1-3 .250 4.67 21 0 0 0 6 27.0 19 14 14 3 1 12-0 28 5 0 .196 2016 Charlotte 1-1 .500 3.00 23 0 0 0 7 27.0 17 9 9 0 1 12-2 36 2 0 .177 WHITE SOX 0-1 .000 2.63 29 0 0 0 1 27.1 21 8 8 2 0 20-3 25 3 0 .212 MINOR TOTALS 8-13 .381 3.22 172 0 0 0 39 268.0 178 110 96 11 8 147-3 349 31 2 .206 N.L. TOTALS 2-2 .500 4.41 90 0 0 0 2 102.0 82 61 50 10 1 59-3 102 10 0 .220 MLB TOTALS 2-3 .400 4.04 119 0 0 0 3 129.1 103 69 58 12 1 79-6 127 13 0 .219 CAREER TRANSACTIONS PLAYERS — Selected by New York-AL in the fifth round of the First-Year Player Draft (6/10). — On Class A Charleston disabled list with a left hamstring strain (8/16-23/11). — On Class A Charleston disabled list with a torn right labrum (4/5-5/6/12). — Selected by Colorado in the Rule 5 Major League Draft (12/12/13). — On Colorado disabled list with right shoulder inflammation (8/13-9/2/14). — Traded by Colorado to the White Sox in exchange for pitcher Yency Almonte (11/24/15). CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS OPPONENTS POSITION PCT G GS TC PO A E DP Pitcher .931 119 0 29 17 10 2 1 CAREER GAME BESTS STRIKEOUTS — 5 (2x, last 6/13/14 at S.F.) … INNINGS PITCHED — 3.0 (6/13/14 at S.F.) WINNING STREAK — 2 (4/5-12/14). … CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS IP — 9.1 (9/3-30/16) 2016 REVIEW HISTORY RECORDS MINOR LEAGUES MEDIA/MISC. 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 105 MICHAEL KOPECH 78 RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER NON-ROSTER INVITEE Given Name: Michael Talbert Kopech Bats: Right Throws: Right FRONT OFFICE FRONT Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 Opening Day Age: 20 (April 30, 1996) Birthplace/Residence: Longview, Texas/Daingerfield, Texas First Pro Contract: Boston Red Sox, selected in the first round (33rd overall), June 2014 First-Year Player Draft. Sox Acquisition: Obtained from the Boston Red Sox with OF Luis Alexander FIELD STAFF Basabe, RHP Victor Diaz and INF Yoan Moncada in exchange for LHP Chris Sale, December 6, 2016.