Fuck Keith Law

OK, that is a little harsh. I actually really enjoy Keith Law. He seems like a smart man, who really knows his shit when it comes to baseball, prospects, and the Blue Jays.

But come the fuck on Keith. Brett Wallace gets a virtual rim-job and Cooper gets shut out of the top 100 all together? He has Cooper as the 6th best Jays prospect. After Snider (#5), Cecil (#43 - Even with similar numbers to #1 David Price), Arencibia (#99), And then saying the next 2 Jays would be Jackson and Mills.

Lets compare Wallace and Cooper and see what it looks like. Because maybe I'm just a giant asshole.

Cooper (6'0'' - 175 LBs):

Low A: .341 BA, .411 OBP, .553 SLG, 13 Xtra Base Hits (85 AB)

A: .354 BA, .415 OBP, .521 SLG, 12 Xtra Base Hits (96 AB)

High A: .304 BA, .373 OBP, .435 SLG, 10 Xtra Base Hits (92 AB)

Overall: .333 BA, .399 OBP, .502 SLG, 35 Xtra Base Hits (273 AB)

Wallace (6'1'' - 245 LBs):

A: .327 BA, .418 OBP, .490 SLG, 14 Xtra Base Hits (153 AB)

AA: .367 BA, .456 OBP, .653 SLG, 8 Xtra Base Hits (49 AB)

Overall: .337 BA, .427 OBP, .530 SLG, 22 Xtra Base Hits (202 AB)

Now, Judging by numbers, Wallace was a little more impressive. And I will admit that I wanted the Jays to draft Wallace last year, but Cooper was a great choice a few picks later. Wallace is a bad-body player, and will end up playing 1B until he physically can't play in the field every day. He will then be a DH in the AL. His value is mostly in his bat. Cooper on the other hand is a pretty small guy for a 1B, and should get bigger, and therefore stronger. Cooper is also a year younger.

I really don't see enough of a gap in numbers (and, admittidly, they both have small sample sizes) to say that Wallace is a top 20 prospect while Cooper isn't even Top 100 or, most likely, Top 150 to Keith Law.