Overview
- Kopp, 23, split 2025 between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City, posting a 3.43 ERA in 49 games.
- He logged standout strikeout totals, with 91 strikeouts in 57⅔ innings this season and a career rate reported at 14.3 per nine.
- He fills the slot opened when Robinson Ortiz was traded to the Mariners for pitching prospect Tyler Gough.
- Earlier moves included adding outfielder Ryan Ward to the 40-man roster, with the club now at 39 of 40 spots filled.
- Local reporting frames Kopp as a candidate to follow last year’s late-add success story of reliever Jack Dreyer.