logo
Jake Cook ranks as Blue Jays Nation’s ninth-best prospect in 2025 mid-season update
alt
Photo credit: © Kim Klement Neitzel - Imagn Images
Ryley Delaney
Sep 11, 2025, 08:00 EDTUpdated: Sep 5, 2025, 03:31 EDT
Comments
Jake Cook has the type of profile a team can dream on.
This is Blue Jays Nation’s annual mid-season prospect list, where we’ll take a look at the 50 best prospects in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. I’ll look at the player’s stats, what other publications have to say, as well as my own observations of the players.
Cook is one of the more intriguing prospects the Blue Jays drafted in the 2025 draft because of the tools he has. Thus, he ranks as our ninth-best prospect in the mid-season update. If you missed who ranked 10th, you can read about Sean Keys here.

Getting to know Jake Cook…

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left
Born: July 13th, 2003
Acquired: Third round, 2025 MLB draft
Previous ranking: Unranked
Cook committed to the University of Mississippi as a two-way player but struggled as a pitcher, first redshirting in his junior season in 2023, before pitching just two innings in 2024. He made the transition to the outfield in 2025, and his draft stock took off.
Overall, he finished the 2025 season, his first collegiate season with the bat, slashing .350/.436/.468 with three home runs in 284 plate appearances, with a 10.9 BB% and 6.7 K%. Although he has insane speed, more on that in a bit, he stole just three bases in eight attempts. See, Cook has barely swung a bat since high school, save for 18 plate appearances in a summer league in 2023.
Cook ranked as MLB Pipeline’s 106th-best draft prospect, and the Blue Jays selected him 81st. He now ranks as MLB Pipeline’s 11th-best prospect in the Blue Jays organization, featuring a good approach at the plate with an all-fields profile. Pipeline grades his hit tool at 55.
Moreover, Cook was also one of the fastest runners available in the draft, being awarded the rare 80-grade speed. That helps him in the field, as his defence is graded at 65, while his arm is graded at 60. It’s worth noting that on the mound, Cook reached as high as 96 mph with his fastball, so it makes sense that his arm is considered plus.
What isn’t considered plus is his hit tool, far from it, as Pipeline grades that at 30. Standing at 6’3”, 185 lbs, he has some strength, but his swing doesn’t lead to many home runs. But what if it did? He has projection, and with adjustments, could he have an Alan Roden-type power surge? 
It’s unlikely, especially to the same extent as Roden’s last few seasons, but even with Cook’s tools at the moment, the Blue Jays have a future lead-off hitter. Cook gets on base, will hopefully be able to steal bases as he continues to hit, and provides stellar defence in centre field. There’s a lot to like about him already, but if he can tap into that raw power, the Jays have a legitimate prospect on their hands.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

Featured

Editorials

Breaking News