re: Cooper last night

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Dude was pitching fantastic, he wasn’t just getting weak grounders and keeping them off balance, he was straight mowing dudes down lol.

The placement on those pitches was as precise as I’ve seen from a pitcher in a while.

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Cooper had a stretch last year where he looked like this. I called him fat Maddox when he did.

When he is on, he is a pitch to contact guy with impeccable placement. So he strikes guys out either looking at a perfect strike or reaching for a pitch they have no business swinging at. Then otherwise has guys popping out and grounding out.

Unfortunately, when he is off, he is immensely hittable. I’m hoping he has found his groove.

While it may look like hitting has cooled to a degree, it kind of looks like pitching may be settling in. Despite the loss, not a bad outing in prep for the real goal