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Michael Kopech dedicating this year to 'being unapologetically myself' while rehabbing from reconstructive elbow surgery

Michael Kopech recently criticized Deadspin for an article that referred to newly signed White Sox outfielder Jon Jay as bad player, though it used a profanity when describing Jay.

The website tweeted a link to the article Jan. 10. A day later, Kopech replied: “Y’all are trash @Deadspin.”

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“I don’t know Jon at all, but without getting too offbeat here, if that was me I would’ve been pretty heated,” Kopech said Friday at SoxFest. “But I wouldn’t be the player to lash out at someone for making a comment about myself.