"This is Blue Jays Nation's bi-annual prospect ranking, where we'll look at the top 35 prospects in the system in the month of February. As always, I'll look at the player's stats, what other publications have to say, as well as my own observations of the players. If you missed the 27th-ranked prospect, you can read about Jared Spencer here . Getting to know Cutter Coffey..."
"The 21-year-old didn't have a great end to his 2024 season, slashing just .185/.309/.272 with one home run in 97 plate appearances. Like the year prior, Coffey spent his entire 2025 season in High-A, slashing .273/.359/.427 with 11 home runs in 440 plate appearances for a 119 wRC+. Moreover, Coffey had a 10.7 BB% and 22.7 K%, the latter being a career-best."
"Heading into the 2026 season, Coffey ranked as Fangraphs' 27th-best Blue Jays prospect, given a 20-grade current hit tool and a 30-grade future hit tool, below-average game power and above-average raw power. It notes that Coffey struggles against down and away breaking balls, which is true, but his current hit tool grade of 20 is a bit of an exaggeration. Not only did he hit .273 la"
Selected by Boston in the second round of the 2022 draft out of Liberty High School, Coffey began as a two-way player and struggled in a brief 2022 showing. He spent 2023 mainly in Single-A, hitting .226/.341/.348 with six homers and a 97 wRC+. The 2024 finish was poor (.185/.309/.272 in 97 plate appearances), but 2025 showed clear improvement in High-A with a .273/.359/.427 line, 11 home runs, 119 wRC+, a 10.7% walk rate and a career-best 22.7% strikeout rate. Fangraphs ranked him 27th in the Blue Jays system with modest present hit grades, stronger future projection, and noted weakness versus down-and-away breaking balls.
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