OVERALL GRADE
N/R Rating withheldPLAYER PROFILE
Ryan Cooney
Shortstop • Dunedin Blue Jays
COMPLETE BASEBALL EVALUATION
Player IQ
A role-aware evaluation of performance, history, durability, defensive responsibility, athletic value, decision-making proxies, and winning situational impact.
OVERALL PLAYER IQ
N/R Provisional profileBASEBALL ROLE
Shortstop
SS · Dunedin Blue Jays
COMPLETE PLAYER READ
The evaluation on Ryan Cooney
A full numerical Player IQ is withheld until an official performance sample exists. The profile below still evaluates verified role, position, level, handedness, organization context, and development stage.
WHAT THE MODEL USES
- Official position and role
- Current organization and level
- Bats and throws
- Verified physical profile
- Draft or prospect context when available
Official listed role and positional responsibility.
Current official team or organization context.
Public game data does not directly measure raw speed, explosiveness, or agility.
A private scouting-grade arm score is not inferred from position alone.
A numerical grade requires meaningful game or pitch-level evidence.
Leadership, confidence, and clubhouse value are not invented.
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DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT
MiLB Intelligence
READINESS
Single-A Assignment
The official assignment is Single-A. IQDugout displays the assignment as development context, not as an MLB-readiness grade.
CALL-UP OUTLOOK
Not Determined
Level alone cannot support an individual call-up judgment. Performance, health, roster status, role fit, and organization need would also have to be evaluated.
PROJECTION
Shortstop
This is the player's currently listed role or position context, not a prediction of a future MLB role.
DEVELOPMENT RISK
Not Graded
Development risk is not graded from league level or draft year alone.
Ceiling is withheld until supported player-specific scouting or performance evidence is available.
Floor is withheld because a league assignment does not establish a player's likely outcome.
Organization rank: Unavailable from current official MLB data
No exact or broad ETA is shown without supported individual performance, development, health, and roster evidence.
DEVELOPMENT TREND
Full-Season Development
The current official assignment is Single-A. Assignment level is factual context and is not treated as proof of promotion readiness.
IMPROVEMENT AREAS
- Evaluate sustained performance with level and age context
- Review role fit, health, roster status, and organization need
SCOUT REPORT
Hailing from a Jesuit High School program in Oregon that produced first-round arms Mick Abel and Noble Meyer, Cooney headed south from his Portland area school to attend the University of Oregon for college ball. He was the only true freshman to start on opening day for the Ducks in what turned out to be an up-and-down first collegiate season for the infielder. Things clicked as a sophomore for Cooney, who earned All Big Ten first-team honors while leading Oregon in hitting and stolen bases. It's been more of the same as the Ducks' top bat during his junior campaign. If you get just one look at Cooney, he might not jump off the page because he doesn't possess overly loud individual tools. Watch him for a while, though, and you can't help but leave liking what he can do. There is some definite bat talent from the right side of the plate, with a good feel for the barrel and an advanced approach that has led to him walking as much as he's striking out. He has a definite hit-over-power profile, but he has been getting to more damage this year and has been really locked in during conference play. Cooney has above-average speed and knows how to steal a base. He plays with an edge in a Dustin Pedroia kind of way, an aggressiveness scouts like. He initially lost his starting job at short to teammate Maddox Molony, then worked his way back into the starting lineup at second base. He's a solid defender there, with some evaluators thinking he could still handle the left side of the infield at the next level.
2026 HITTING
Hitting Statistics
VERIFIED CAREER CONTEXT
Player Career Hub
UNDERSTAND THE PLAYER
Scout Report
ARCHETYPE
Shortstop
No league-percentile observations are available for this report.
DATA CONFIDENCE
Limited confidence
Limited current-season sample; available data does not support a qualified MLB comparison.
STRENGTHS
Verified indicators
No supported league-relative strength is available from current data.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
Areas to monitor
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Current-Season Evaluation Sample Limited sample
Why: Official current-season data does not provide a supported hitting or pitching comparison, so a performance-specific weakness is withheld.
VERSATILITY
No verified season position usage
- Primary role or position
- Shortstop
- Position / role entries
- 0
- Verified secondary positions
- None in available season position data
This report summarizes available 2026 MLB statistics and official position information and available season usage. Non-qualified comparisons are directional, not official leaderboard ranks. Percentiles are calculated by IQDugout from official MLB comparison pools. Confidence reflects sample size, qualification, and supported comparison coverage. Versatility labels summarize verified position usage and are not league benchmarks. This is a current-data evaluation, not a projection.