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The Good Phight: Q&A with Blue Jays blogger Tom Dakers of Bluebird Banter
Bluebird Banter: I Work These Hands to Bleed; I've Got These Mouths to Feed: Prospect Midseason Report, vol. 1
DRaysBay: Jason Bartlett's Trade Value
Minor League Ball: Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 PRE-SEASON Prospects in Review
AZ Snakepit: The SnakePit Hatchlings Report: Kevin Mulvey & Tony Abreu
Q&A with Blue Jays blogger Tom Dakers of Bluebird Banter
The Good Phight —
... 4. Any help on the farm in the next season or two?
Yeah I think we have a handful of good prospects. Travis Snider, of course, he’s got a back injury at the moment, but he’ll be a big part of the team in years to come. JP Arencibia is a good power hitting catching prospect, who should make the team next year. A little further back are Justin Jackson an athletic looking shortstop and David Cooper a left-handed first baseman in the Lyle Overbay vein. ...
I Work These Hands to Bleed; I've Got These Mouths to Feed: Prospect Midseason Report, vol. 1
Bluebird Banter —
... 4. David Cooper - Cooper looked like he was on the fast track to the majors after he jumped from Auburn to Dunedin and then, just as quickly, to New Hampshire last season, but his development has hit a snag so far this season. Cooper has shown a nice eye at the plate (10.4% walk rate) but hasn't shown much power yet (19 extra-base hits, including just 4 home runs). At 22, he has plenty of time to figure out double A. That said, a big second half would go a long way toward demonstrating that his first-round selection in 2008 was a ...
Jason Bartlett's Trade Value
DRaysBay —
... Brett Lawrie
Jon Lucroy
Angel Salome
TOR
David Cooper
J.P. Arencibia ...
Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 PRE-SEASON Prospects in Review
Minor League Ball —
... 3) David Cooper, 1B, Grade B: Hitting .255/.333/.372 for Double-A New Hampshire. Very disappointing, no power, mediocre batting average and OBP, looks like I overrated him. BB/K ratio is decent, so he still has a chance to improve but needs to make progress quickly in '10. ...
It's time for a change I'm tired of that same ol same: Jays at Rays
Bluebird Banter —
... is hitting .460 for August in Vegas, with 5 doubles and 6 homers. Let's get him up here as soon as we can and play him every game. Back in Double-A New Hampshire David Cooper is hitting .348 with 5 doubles and 3 homers in August. It is good to see him getting it going. ...
Rays at Jays Aug 25th Game Thread
Bluebird Banter —
Game two of the Ray's series. It can't possibly end worse than yesterday's game can it?
Jays are sending J.P. Arencibia, David Cooper, Brad Emaus and Adam Loewen to the Fall league.
Today's Lineup: ...
The SnakePit Hatchlings Report: Kevin Mulvey & Tony Abreu
AZ Snakepit —
... had two hits (both of them home runs), Kyle Green had three hits including two doubles, Andrew Fie had two hits, Ryne White smacked four singles, David Cooper had two hits, and the only Rawhide players who played in the game without getting a hit were the four pitchers used. ...
Corner Infielders from the 2008 Draft
Minor League Ball —
Corner Bats from the 2008 Draft
There were seven "infield corner" bats drafted in the first round in 2008, one (Eric Hosmer) from high school and six (Pedro Alvarez, Yonder Alonso, Brett Wallace, David Cooper, Ike Davis, and Allan Dykstra) from the college ranks. All were regarded as polished and capable of advancing quickly, though Dykstra was considered a stretch in the first round by most. Let's take a look and see how they did in their first full seasons.
Pedro Alvarez: The second ...
Top 50 PRE-SEASON Hitting Prospects in Review
Minor League Ball —
... Todd Frazier, INF, Cincinnati Reds Hit .292/.351/.481 combined between Double-A Carolina and Triple-A Louisville. Played mostly outfield this year, enhancing his versatility.
44) Greg Halman, OF, Seattle Mariners Hit .210/.278/.420 with 25 homers, 29 walks, 183 strikeouts in 506 at-bats for Double-A West Tennessee. Enormous talent but extremely raw.
45) David Cooper, 1B, Toronto Blue Jays Hit .258/.340/.389 in 128 games ...
