Tim Cooney (baseball)

American professional baseball pitcher

Baseball player

Tim Cooney

Cooney with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2015

Pitcher
Born: (1990-12-19) December 19, 1990 (age 33)
Collegeville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

MLB debut
April 30, 2015, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
July 24, 2015, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record| 1–0
Earned run average| 3.16
Strikeouts| 29
Teams

* St. Louis Cardinals (2015)

Timothy Manus Cooney (born December 19, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals selected him in the third round of the 2012 amateur draft after attending Wake Forest University and playing college baseball for the Demon Deacons. He made his major league debut on April 30, 2015.

## Career

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### Amateur

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Cooney attended Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Pitching for Malvern's baseball team, Cooney won the Pennsylvania state championship in 2009.[1] Though Cooney received scholarship offers from Ivy League universities, he chose to enroll at Wake Forest University to play college baseball for the Demon Deacons in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[2] As a sophomore, Cooney was named to the All-ACC second team.[3] After the 2011 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4]

### St. Louis Cardinals

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The Cardinals chose Cooney in the third round, with the 117th overall selection, of the 2012 MLB Draft.[3] He made his professional debut that year with the Batavia Muckdogs of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.[5] In 2013, Cooney began the season with the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, and was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League.[6] The Cardinals invited Cooney to spring training in 2014.[7] With Springfield, he was a mid-season All-Star for the Texas League.[8] Next, Cooney pitched for the Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 2014,[9] and opened the season with Memphis in 2015.[10] Entering the 2015 season, Baseball America rated Cooney as having the best control in the Cardinals organization.[8]

Cooney during his tenure with the Memphis Redbirds, triple-A affiliates of the Cardinals, in 2015

Cooney made his major league debut on April 30, 2015, replacing the injured Adam Wainwright in the Cardinals' starting rotation.[11] Cooney struggled in his debut, and was optioned back to Memphis the next day.[12] On May 17, he was named the PCL Pitcher of the Week after allowing a 0.66 ERA in 13+1⁄3 IP against the New Orleans Zephyrs and Omaha Storm Chasers. He also held batters to a .143 batting average against (7-for-49).[13] In his first 14 starts of the season with Memphis, Cooney completed 88+2⁄3 IP, allowing 27 ER for a 2.74 ERA. He also struck out 63 batters and was 6–4 in won–loss decisions. He was named to the 2015 PCL All-Star squad on July 1.[8] The Cardinals recalled him the next day when they placed outfielder Jon Jay on the disabled list.[14]

On July 24 against the Atlanta Braves, Cooney earned his first major league victory by pitching a career-high seven innings in a 4−2 outcome. He had previously received no-decisions in each of his first five major league starts. Further, he had a 12-inning scoreless streak that ended in the sixth inning.[15] The Cardinals withheld Cooney from play for the remainder of the season starting on September 1 due to appendicitis. His major league totals for the season included a 1–0 record, 3.16 ERA, 28 hits, 10 walks allowed and 29 strikeouts in 31+1⁄3 innings.[16]

Prior to the 2016 season, Baseball America rated Cooney as the second-best prospect in the Cardinals organization.[17] However, Cooney missed the whole 2016 season due to a shoulder injury.[18]

### Cleveland Indians

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On November 18, 2016, Cooney was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Indians.[19] The Indians released Cooney on April 2, 2017.[20] Cooney signed a minor league deal with the Indians on April 6, 2017.[21] He pitched only four games in 2017, with the AZL Indians where he posted a 6.00 ERA, due to injury.[22] He elected free agency following the season on November 6.[23]

## Awards

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* Atlantic Coast Conference All-ACC second team (2011)[3]
* Baseball America Pacific Coast League Best Control (2015)[24]
* Baseball America St. Louis Cardinals' organization Best Control (2015)[8]
* 2× Minor League Baseball All-Star
* Pacific Coast League (2015)[8]
* Texas League mid-season (2013)[8]
* 2× Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week (June 1, 2014; May 17, 2015)[13]

## See also

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Portals:

* Biography
* Philadelphia
* Baseball

* St. Louis Cardinals all-time roster

## References

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1. ^ Baliva, Nathan (February 27, 2013). "Meet LHP Tim Cooney: Playing in Peoria". Playing in Peoria. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
2. ^ Booher, Kary (July 13, 2013). "Springfield southpaw Cooney likes a good challenge". Springfield News-Leader. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
3. ^ a b c Hall, Brian (June 5, 2012). "Wake's Mac Williamson & Tim Cooney picked in 3rd round of MLB Draft". WFMY-TV. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
4. ^ "#19 Tim Cooney". pointstreak.com. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
5. ^ Vowles, Ryan (August 2, 2012). "Cooney's journy [sic] starts in Batavia". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2015.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
6. ^ Thornburg, Chad (July 26, 2013). "St. Louis Cardinals well represented among game's top prospects". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
7. ^ Goold, Derrick (January 22, 2014). "Cards invite 18 non-roster players to spring training". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
8. ^ a b c d e f "Tuivailala, Cooney named to PCL All-Star team". MiLB.com. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
9. ^ Rome, Chandler (July 21, 2014). "Redbirds' Cooney tinkering with his arsenal to good effect". The Commercial Appeal. Archived from the original on July 23, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
10. ^ "Redbirds set opening roster". The Commercial Appeal. April 6, 2015. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
11. ^ Silva, Drew (April 28, 2015). "Tim Cooney gets first shot at replacing Adam Wainwright in Cardinals' starting rotation". NBCSports.com Hardball Talk. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
12. ^ Harris, Joe (May 1, 2015). "Cards call up Socolovich, option Cooney". MLB.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
13. ^ a b "Tim Cooney named PCL Pitcher of the Week". MiLB.com. May 18, 2015. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
14. ^ "Cardinals place OF Jon Jay on 15-day disabled list". USA Today. St. Louis. Associated Press. July 2, 2015. Archived from the original on August 2, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
15. ^ Langosch, Jenifer; Cobb, David (July 24, 2015). "Cooney wins first as Grichuk, Cardinals top Braves". MLB.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
16. ^ Gitlin, Marty (September 1, 2015). "Cardinals shut down Tim Cooney with appendicitis". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
17. ^ Manuel, John (November 16, 2015). "St. Louis Cardinals top 10 prospects". Baseball America. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
18. ^ "Cardinals' Tim Cooney: Sidelined at Triple-A with shoulder injury". CBS Sports. April 27, 2016.
19. ^ Todd, Jeff (November 18, 2016). "Indians Claim Tim Cooney". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
20. ^ "Indians set Opening Day roster". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
21. ^ "Indians' Tim Cooney: Back with Indians on minor-league deal". CBS Sports. April 6, 2017.
22. ^ "Tim Cooney Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. April 7, 2016. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2017.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
23. ^ Eddy, Matt (November 7, 2017). "Minor League Free Agents 2017". Baseball America. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
24. ^ Goold, Derrick (August 12, 2015). "Cards prospect Reyes sweeps 'Tools Triple Crown'". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

## External links

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* Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
* Tim Cooney on X