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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
Cooper was a great hitter in 4 seasons but was pretty ordinary most of his career. He made a lot of contact but rarely walked and does not have the power numbers that tex has. Texiera is a better player than Cooper. Cooper, like Mattingly had a pretty short prime and when looked at over his entire career comes up short.
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But Cooper was the superior defender.
If you are going to take Texiera over Bagwell by calling into question the era in which Bagwell put up his numbers, shouldnt we then give more credit to guys like Cooper who put up big numbers in a dead ball era?