Cooper
Benjamin

Cooper Benjamin, Marin Catholic High School (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: LHP Projectable LHP with fluid mechanics, and room to add strength.
Body: 6-0, 185-pounds. Projectable frame with present strength.
Delivery: Fluid motions working from stretch and windup with a high leg kick.
Arm Action: LH. Medium, whippy arm circle from a high three-quarter slot.
FB: T88, 85-87 mph. Firm, 4-seam action mainly located up for swing/miss. T2231, 1932 average rpm.
SL: 74-76 mph. Slurve action gloveside, thrown away from batters. T2373, 2226 average rpm.
CH: 77-79 mph. Sharp fade arm side, thrown for strikes. T1693, 1547 average rpm.

Cooper Benjamin, Marin Catholic High School (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: LHP/OF LHP with deep mix. Attacks hitters early with mix that displays good shapes across the board. Starter upside, with room to add velocity.
Body: 6-0, 182-pounds. Wiry frame with room for further physicality as he develops.
Delivery: Slow, controlled windup that uses a medium-high leg kick to maintain rhytym. Hands start at chest level, with little movement, before syncing up with the front leg. Moves down the mound well with long stride length. Shows good feel for blocking with his plant leg, while maintaining consistent stride.
Arm Action: LH. Full arm path out of the glove that initially works downward, creating natural accelaration as he works up to a high 3/4 slot. Displays looseness in arm-action and gets to consistent release.
FB: T87, 85-87 mph. FB shows good ride and carries well through the zone. Shows ability to run in on LHH when thrown inside. Can generate whiffs and weak contact up in the zone and plays well on outer third to LHH. Has room to add velocity with better extension. T2229, 2129 average rpm.
CB: 75-75 mph. High spin offering, with slurve-like action. Displays 11-5 drop with good sweep. Generates swing-and-miss when thrown below the zone. 2604 average rpm.
SL: 74-76 mph. High spin SL, with good glove side action. Tunnels well with FB up, getting called strikes to LHH early in counts. Effective as chase pitch late. T2555, 2352 average rpm.
CH: 79-80 mph. Fading CH, with good arm-side run and ability to create vertical depth. Effective on inner third against LHH, tunneling well off the FB. T1529, 1433 average rpm.

Benjamin gave up only one hit over three innings of work to secure the save in the season opener for Marin Catholic, mixing in 5 strikeouts across the outing. Benjamin mixed his spots well with his fastball to both righties and lefties, getting called strikes at the bottom of the zone and generating whiffs at the top. Benjamin showcased a couple of nice breaking balls with his slider, sitting 73-75, being thrown in the zone for called strikes and a curveball used late in the count. Benjamin punctuated the outing by striking out the side to end the game. Generating a lot of weak contact and a good number of called strikes and whiffs, Benjamin is one to keep an eye on for Marin Catholic.