"I know my successes … and I know ones I consider failures, and that's one that I look at, 'Man, I failed,'" Cooper said. "It didn't work out the way any of us would have wanted. That's not to say anything negative about Jeff. He's a quality pitcher and has many great assets, and I wish him the best. I never wish poorly on anybody because I feel if you do that, something's going to come back and bite you in the ass. It just didn't work."