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White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper compares Jose Quintana and Chris Sale

If there's anyone qualified to compare Jose Quintana and Chris Sale, it's White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper.

Coop presided over both pitchers' rise from prospects to All-Stars, and before the two aces went toe-to-toe at Guaranteed Rate Field, he dropped by SportsTalk Live to measure them up.

"Chris Sale's got three to four miles an hour at least on the fastball," Cooper, who has led the pitching staff on the South Side since 2002, said. "Chris Sale's got a harder, sharper breaking ball. Chris Sale's changeup is better.

"But Jose's whole package, Quintana's whole package is good.