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4 minutes ago, fathom said:

He was consisntely 97 the last month in the minors and now he's 93-95 in the majors. They even said on the broadcast the focus tonight was on command.

His MLB 4 seam fastball average coming into his last start was 95.9, which is a big difference from what we're seeing tonight so far.

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10 minutes ago, fathom said:

He was consisntely 97 the last month in the minors and now he's 93-95 in the majors. They even said on the broadcast the focus tonight was on command.

Why would he focus on command by throwing slower when his command was fine throwing harder in the minors his last 7 starts ?

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Cooper has one more year to get things turned around and going in the right direction...you would hope they would make a change with both him and Renteria if we don't at least end up in the 73-77 win zone next year.

Ah, forget it, Cooper has a lifetime contract, it's like being a fan of Iowa football and thinking there will ever be pressure to replace Kirk Ferentz or at least have a 21st century offensive approach.  Amazing how coaches can live forever off past successes (see KW as well).

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10 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Why would he focus on command by throwing slower when his command was fine throwing harder in the minors his last 7 starts ?

Because MLB hitters are better than minor league hitters and the precision of the command needs to be better.

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9 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Cooper has one more year to get things turned around and going in the right direction...you would hope they would make a change with both him and Renteria if we don't at least end up in the 73-77 win zone next year.

Ah, forget it, Cooper has a lifetime contract, it's like being a fan of Iowa football and thinking there will ever be pressure to replace Kirk Ferentz or at least have a 21st century offensive approach.  Amazing how coaches can live forever off past successes (see KW as well).

Cooper keeps his pitchers healthy. That is job number 1. Besides with the talent he's had lately would you really expect anything different.

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I can’t believe the ultimate plan is  to have this guy sit at 93-95 when he’s got what he’s got. It has to be an issue where he isn’t used to still pitching or making as many starts. Coopers biggest success story was Matt Thornton who he turned around in one bullpen session. He didn’t have him throw 93-94. When Father Time made his velocity disappear, he became meat.

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