Don Cooper said something before Monday’s game that was about Chris Sale, but seems relevant to Carson Fulmer, Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, Tyler Danish, and any other pitcher in the White Sox farm system learning to throw and command a diving two-seam fastball.
“The best-pitched game for me is 27 pitches,” Cooper said. “Can you get them to hit the first one on the ground every single time? That way you go longer in the game, longer in the season, all that stuff.”
That statement seems like the parent of quotes from Fulmer about “pitching to contact” and Danish’s goal of “three pitches or less” for every plate appearance.