Cooper didn't travel with the team to Kansas City because of vertigo. Since then the White Sox pitchers have given up 84 earned runs in 131 innings, good for a 5.77 era. I didn't break down the pen yet, but it is even uglier.

Pen stats over the same time span... 38 ER allowed in 36.2 IP. 9.33 ERA

Have they mentioned when he might get back?

The main worry I have here is isn't coop pretty instrumental with Sale/other pitchers for when to pull them due to mechanics falling out of whack? I am nervous about injuries with him gone.

Whenever he returns (soon hopefully), he has a helluva case for a raise.

Whenever he returns (soon hopefully), he has a helluva case for a raise.

Actually, the team ERA when he was gone was below 3.00 or right around it, until he came back, although I'm not sure he was there for last night's debacle. I thought I saw Thiggy on the phone in the dugout before I watched something else.

 

They have given up 51 runs the last 43 innings.

Edited August 6, 201411 yr by Dick Allen