Comments on: What does the future hold for David Cooper? http://jaysjournal.com/2011/10/13/what-does-the-future-hold-for-david-cooper/ A Toronto Blue Jays Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:12:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: RonB.Rown http://jaysjournal.com/2011/10/13/what-does-the-future-hold-for-david-cooper/comment-page-1/#comment-4980 RonB.Rown Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:44:09 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=9320#comment-4980 @Jared_Macdonald Ah, well I hope what we saw this past year from him is the best reflection we've seen yet of his true, dependable ability level. @Jared_Macdonald Ah, well I hope what we saw this past year from him is the best reflection we’ve seen yet of his true, dependable ability level.

]]> By: RonB.Rown http://jaysjournal.com/2011/10/13/what-does-the-future-hold-for-david-cooper/comment-page-1/#comment-950590 RonB.Rown Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:44:09 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=9320#comment-950590 @Jared_Macdonald Ah, well I hope what we saw this past year from him is the best reflection we've seen yet of his true, dependable ability level. @Jared_Macdonald Ah, well I hope what we saw this past year from him is the best reflection we’ve seen yet of his true, dependable ability level.

]]> By: Jared_Macdonald http://jaysjournal.com/2011/10/13/what-does-the-future-hold-for-david-cooper/comment-page-1/#comment-4974 Jared_Macdonald Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:56:50 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=9320#comment-4974 @RonB.Rown I completely understand your thoughts Ron. I remember even when I slotted him in at 34 in our Top 50 Prospects list last year that I considered that generous. I think people have been so used to seeing Cooper fail to live up to the hype of being a first-round pick over from 2009-2010 that it came as a shock to see him succeed so much this past season. Cooper raked in a slew of accolades, most of which I touched on in the story, and it will be interesting to see how the organization handles him going forward as he'll still be just 25 years old on Opening Day. @RonB.Rown I completely understand your thoughts Ron. I remember even when I slotted him in at 34 in our Top 50 Prospects list last year that I considered that generous.

I think people have been so used to seeing Cooper fail to live up to the hype of being a first-round pick over from 2009-2010 that it came as a shock to see him succeed so much this past season. Cooper raked in a slew of accolades, most of which I touched on in the story, and it will be interesting to see how the organization handles him going forward as he’ll still be just 25 years old on Opening Day.

]]> By: Jared_Macdonald http://jaysjournal.com/2011/10/13/what-does-the-future-hold-for-david-cooper/comment-page-1/#comment-950587 Jared_Macdonald Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:56:50 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=9320#comment-950587 @RonB.Rown I completely understand your thoughts Ron. I remember even when I slotted him in at 34 in our Top 50 Prospects list last year that I considered that generous. I think people have been so used to seeing Cooper fail to live up to the hype of being a first-round pick over from 2009-2010 that it came as a shock to see him succeed so much this past season. Cooper raked in a slew of accolades, most of which I touched on in the story, and it will be interesting to see how the organization handles him going forward as he'll still be just 25 years old on Opening Day. @RonB.Rown I completely understand your thoughts Ron. I remember even when I slotted him in at 34 in our Top 50 Prospects list last year that I considered that generous.

I think people have been so used to seeing Cooper fail to live up to the hype of being a first-round pick over from 2009-2010 that it came as a shock to see him succeed so much this past season. Cooper raked in a slew of accolades, most of which I touched on in the story, and it will be interesting to see how the organization handles him going forward as he’ll still be just 25 years old on Opening Day.

]]> By: Jared_Macdonald http://jaysjournal.com/2011/10/13/what-does-the-future-hold-for-david-cooper/comment-page-1/#comment-4973 Jared_Macdonald Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:53:39 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=9320#comment-4973 While I do agree with dbenson1399 that Cooper's trade value could be at it's max this offseason, it wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing to keep him and have him start at Triple-A like you said. Doing so would give the Jays a few months to see what version of Adam Lind comes to the table...err...plate, and if Cooper continues to rake in Vegas and develop a power stroke, the Jays could give him a chance to prove himself at the big league level. An interesting loophole would be if Lind gets injured again next year, as it would set the stage for Cooper to be called up; assuming he's still with the organization.@nearlydenzil While I do agree with dbenson1399 that Cooper’s trade value could be at it’s max this offseason, it wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing to keep him and have him start at Triple-A like you said.

Doing so would give the Jays a few months to see what version of Adam Lind comes to the table…err…plate, and if Cooper continues to rake in Vegas and develop a power stroke, the Jays could give him a chance to prove himself at the big league level. An interesting loophole would be if Lind gets injured again next year, as it would set the stage for Cooper to be called up; assuming he’s still with the organization.@nearlydenzil

]]> By: Jared_Macdonald http://jaysjournal.com/2011/10/13/what-does-the-future-hold-for-david-cooper/comment-page-1/#comment-950586 Jared_Macdonald Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:53:39 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=9320#comment-950586 While I do agree with dbenson1399 that Cooper's trade value could be at it's max this offseason, it wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing to keep him and have him start at Triple-A like you said. Doing so would give the Jays a few months to see what version of Adam Lind comes to the table...err...plate, and if Cooper continues to rake in Vegas and develop a power stroke, the Jays could give him a chance to prove himself at the big league level. An interesting loophole would be if Lind gets injured again next year, as it would set the stage for Cooper to be called up; assuming he's still with the organization.@nearlydenzil While I do agree with dbenson1399 that Cooper’s trade value could be at it’s max this offseason, it wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing to keep him and have him start at Triple-A like you said.

Doing so would give the Jays a few months to see what version of Adam Lind comes to the table…err…plate, and if Cooper continues to rake in Vegas and develop a power stroke, the Jays could give him a chance to prove himself at the big league level. An interesting loophole would be if Lind gets injured again next year, as it would set the stage for Cooper to be called up; assuming he’s still with the organization.@nearlydenzil

]]> By: Jared_Macdonald http://jaysjournal.com/2011/10/13/what-does-the-future-hold-for-david-cooper/comment-page-1/#comment-4972 Jared_Macdonald Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:50:29 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=9320#comment-4972 @dbenson1399 I forgot to include it in the story, but Cooper has made significant strides in his defense. It is, by no means, Gold Glove caliber, but he has done his best to ditch the "all-bat, no other tools" classification that he received shortly after being drafted. For what it's worth, Cooper, in 106 games, tied a career-low with six errors, which was first set in his inaugural minor league campaign in only 58 games. @dbenson1399 I forgot to include it in the story, but Cooper has made significant strides in his defense. It is, by no means, Gold Glove caliber, but he has done his best to ditch the “all-bat, no other tools” classification that he received shortly after being drafted.

For what it’s worth, Cooper, in 106 games, tied a career-low with six errors, which was first set in his inaugural minor league campaign in only 58 games.

]]> By: Jared_Macdonald http://jaysjournal.com/2011/10/13/what-does-the-future-hold-for-david-cooper/comment-page-1/#comment-950585 Jared_Macdonald Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:50:29 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=9320#comment-950585 @dbenson1399 I forgot to include it in the story, but Cooper has made significant strides in his defense. It is, by no means, Gold Glove caliber, but he has done his best to ditch the "all-bat, no other tools" classification that he received shortly after being drafted. For what it's worth, Cooper, in 106 games, tied a career-low with six errors, which was first set in his inaugural minor league campaign in only 58 games. @dbenson1399 I forgot to include it in the story, but Cooper has made significant strides in his defense. It is, by no means, Gold Glove caliber, but he has done his best to ditch the “all-bat, no other tools” classification that he received shortly after being drafted.

For what it’s worth, Cooper, in 106 games, tied a career-low with six errors, which was first set in his inaugural minor league campaign in only 58 games.

]]> By: RonB.Rown http://jaysjournal.com/2011/10/13/what-does-the-future-hold-for-david-cooper/comment-page-1/#comment-4968 RonB.Rown Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:43:49 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=9320#comment-4968 Is it just me or is Cooper receiving much less attention for a player of his stats than one would expect? I know that he's in a very hitter friendly league, but he was the best contact hitter in the league this past year! Why does his name rarely if ever seem to come up when talking about the great rising stars of Toronto? Is it just me or is Cooper receiving much less attention for a player of his stats than one would expect? I know that he’s in a very hitter friendly league, but he was the best contact hitter in the league this past year! Why does his name rarely if ever seem to come up when talking about the great rising stars of Toronto?

]]> By: RonB.Rown http://jaysjournal.com/2011/10/13/what-does-the-future-hold-for-david-cooper/comment-page-1/#comment-950582 RonB.Rown Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:43:49 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=9320#comment-950582 Is it just me or is Cooper receiving much less attention for a player of his stats than one would expect? I know that he's in a very hitter friendly league, but he was the best contact hitter in the league this past year! Why does his name rarely if ever seem to come up when talking about the great rising stars of Toronto? Is it just me or is Cooper receiving much less attention for a player of his stats than one would expect? I know that he’s in a very hitter friendly league, but he was the best contact hitter in the league this past year! Why does his name rarely if ever seem to come up when talking about the great rising stars of Toronto?

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