re: Is Johnson going to announce the starting pitching rotation tomorrow?*

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see cooper is still CJJ favorite must have some dirt on him unless he improved greatly this off season

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I’m sure it has something to do with the fact that Cooper has a 0.93 ERA and sub-1 WHIP in spring scrimmages. Cooper might throw 3 innings Saturday and give way to Floyd, who knows. Jay and Wes have a plan and we should probably trust them.

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must have some dirt on him unless he improved greatly this off season

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He was good after a rough first month of the season last year and had a bad regional game against Kennesaw St. He also pitched well in the spring and fall.

From March 19 of last year (game 2 of the A&M series) through the end of the regular season, Cooper allowed 6 ER over 27.1 innings with 4 BBs, 29 H (Opp BA .259) and only 6 XBHs.

In the Spring he pitched 9.2 innings, and gave up just 1 run on 3 hits and had a 0.83 WHIP.

In the Fall he pitched 17.1 innings, giving up 7 ER on 25 hits while striking out 25 and walking just 3.

So in the Fall and Spring combined, he pitched 27 innings, giving up 8 ER (2.67 ERA), giving up 28 hits, while walking 7 and striking out 36.

Call me crazy, but I think having a reliable lefty who can throw long relief and start a game is a pretty good asset to have. We have 5-6 guys who can start a game. I'm sure we'll see a number of those starting on different days leading up to SEC play.