P Chad Cooke #8
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
03/12/2026
P CHAD COOKE #8 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 60 60 65 60
Movement 55 60 50 55
Control 30 30 30 30
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 45 45
Curveball 80 80
Changeup 55 55
Cutter 70 70
Screwball 55 55
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 55
Defense 30
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
03/09/2026 WAS Loss, 4-6 0.2 0 0 0 2 2
03/05/2026 @ NYM Loss, 5-15 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
03/03/2026 @ ATL Loss, 5-5 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
He never gives less than 100 percent.
Birthday:11/19/1995
Born in:Odessa, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$750,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:None, 169 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 152 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 27th Pick in Round 6
SSG WINTER LEAGUE 2018 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 6 6 0 1 0 3.91 25.1 23 13 11 1 16 32 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 14.21 8.17 11.37 5.68 3.66 1.54 88 0.5 .333        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 21 4 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 1 .190 .292 .190 .482      
vs. RHB 76 19 2 0 1 11 14 27 2 0 0 .250 .359 .316 .674      
SSG WINTER LEAGUE 2018 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Career 6 6 0 1 0 3.91 25.1 23 13 11 1 16 32  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2024 St. Louis - MLB 28 2 0 0 0 0 10.12 2.2 4 3 3 1 2 3 0 0 2.25 .375 8.20 -0.1 36
2025 St. Louis - MLB 29 22 0 1 3 0 5.74 31.1 40 29 20 2 20 34 0 0 1.91 .396 4.17 0.0 67
Total MLB 24 0 1 3 0 6.09 34.0 44 32 23 3 22 37 0 0 1.94 .394 4.49 -0.1 62
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 Total - 20 18 18 9 4 0 3.22 120.1 107 44 43 10 45 128 0 0 1.26 .298 3.32 2.8 100
2016 St. Louis (DSL) - R 20 12 1 0 1 0 7.11 6.1 6 6 5 0 8 7 0 0 2.21 .333 7.33 -0.2 65
2016 Johnson City - R 20 8 8 0 1 0 7.11 31.2 35 28 25 1 17 31 0 0 1.64 .351 4.97 0.3 65
2016 Total - R 20 20 9 0 2 0 7.11 38.0 41 34 30 1 25 38 0 0 1.74 .348 5.36 0.1 65
2018 Peoria - A 22 13 13 4 4 0 3.90 60.0 58 26 26 2 28 65 0 0 1.43 .346 3.06 1.2 92
2018 Palm Beach - A+ 22 6 6 0 1 0 1.48 30.1 20 6 5 0 17 31 0 0 1.22 .256 3.21 0.6 240
2018 Total - A+ 22 19 19 4 5 0 3.09 90.1 78 32 31 2 45 96 0 0 1.36 .317 3.11 1.8 116
2018 WL - AAA 22 6 6 0 1 0 3.91 25.1 23 13 11 1 16 32 0 0 1.54 .333 3.66 0.5 106
2019 Palm Beach - A+ 23 27 14 7 3 0 3.65 88.2 63 38 36 7 42 96 0 0 1.18 .256 3.88 0.8 103
2019 Springfield - AA 23 3 2 0 2 0 7.45 9.2 10 8 8 1 7 5 0 0 1.76 .290 6.28 -0.1 61
2020 Peoria - A 24 46 0 8 6 0 3.94 61.2 52 27 27 3 37 88 0 0 1.44 .348 3.17 1.2 106
2021 Palm Beach - A+ 25 46 0 4 2 3 2.05 79.0 43 19 18 5 29 101 0 0 0.91 .244 2.78 1.3 181
2022 Springfield - AA 26 23 0 3 1 0 3.18 34.0 22 12 12 1 18 55 0 0 1.18 .318 2.16 1.2 143
2022 Memphis - AAA 26 13 0 0 1 0 7.82 25.1 34 22 22 3 26 24 0 0 2.37 .425 5.86 -0.5 52
2023 Springfield - AA 27 36 0 2 5 8 4.76 39.2 27 22 21 5 23 59 0 0 1.26 .278 3.32 0.5 80
2024 Memphis - AAA 28 22 0 4 3 0 3.96 38.2 44 18 17 1 21 44 0 0 1.68 .387 2.99 0.7 97
2025 Memphis - AAA 29 4 0 0 0 0 1.17 7.2 7 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 1.17 .292 3.33 0.1 339
Total PCL 39 0 4 4 0 5.02 71.2 85 41 40 4 49 72 0 0 1.87 .389 4.04 78.9
Total TEX 62 2 5 8 8 4.43 83.1 59 42 41 7 48 119 0 0 1.28 .295 3.19 93.3
Total FSL 79 20 11 6 3 2.68 198.0 126 63 59 12 88 228 0 0 1.08 .252 3.34 138.7
Total MID 59 13 12 10 0 3.92 121.2 110 53 53 5 65 153 0 0 1.44 .347 3.11 98.4
Total APP 8 8 0 1 0 7.11 31.2 35 28 25 1 17 31 0 0 1.64 .351 4.97 65.1
Total DSL 12 1 0 1 0 7.11 6.1 6 6 5 0 8 7 0 0 2.21 .333 7.33 65.4
Total WINTER 6 6 0 1 0 3.91 25.1 23 13 11 1 16 32 0 0 1.54 .333 3.66 106.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 WL - AAA P 6 6 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 25.1 1.78 +0.5 1.052
2024 St. Louis - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
2025 St. Louis - MLB P 21 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 31.1 0.86 -0.2 1.071
TOTAL P 29 6 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 59.1 1.21 +0.1 1.059
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 25 (35).
06/09/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 27, 182nd overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals, out of college (Texas Tech; Lubbock, TX).
08/31/2016 Injured on 08/28/2016, diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 12 months.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 30 (50).
05/07/2017 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5-6 months.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (70); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 35 (40).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (70); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 35 (40).
09/01/2019 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/02/2019 Wins the FSL FSL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 35 (35).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 35 (35).
06/06/2021 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/04/2021 Finished 2nd in 2021 FSL Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 35 (35).
11/24/2022 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 35 (35).
12/02/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 30 (30).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 30 (30).
11/24/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 30 (30).
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