Sox pitching coach Cooper likes what he sees

Posted April 17, 2016 1:00 am

By Daryl Van Schouwen Chicago Sun-Times

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The eye test shows the White Sox playing better defense, and the metrics agree.

And that makes White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper the most appreciative man in the room.

"Oh man," Cooper said. "It's huge."

Cooper's pitchers, aside from fifth starter John Danks' two rough performances, have carried the Sox to an 8-4 start. It hasn't hurt that that three new infielders, two outfielders counting a position switch by Adam Eaton and two new catchers have been better than average, according to FanGraphs which ranked the Sox seventh in the majors in defensive runs saved through before Sunday. Last season they were 28th.

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