Brewers Reportedly Interested in Free Agent Garrett Cooper

Team Canada...... We're interested in signing Cooper.... So most likely either Santana or Cooper at 1B.

I think Cooper and Santana are a little underwhelming (unless they make a flashier move as well). I'm hoping they are going after someone that would make a bigger difference first, like Hoskins... while also keeping tabs on guys like Cooper/Santana as a fallback option. Otherwise, I'm not sure what the hold up would be since you wouldn't think there would be too much standing in their way of signing one of those two.

Cooper makes sense in a platoon role. Slashed .324/.375/.529 vs. LHP in 2023. We have Bauers and likely Black from the left side.

In an everyday role, though, I'm a lot less interested. I agree that Hoskins and even Santana are more desirable. 

Gross, just plain gross.

if going with Cooper and Bauers why would any brewer fan be optimist

I think Cooper would be more an everyday player. He hits righties better than Bauers. Bauers doesn't really have any positive splits. 

To me Cooper would be a solid upgrade, I liken him similar to Santana. Maybe a little less power but better contact. Still solid defense.

At any rate it would be disappointing if this is our big bat addition this year. Way to similar to last year we're we added all bats coming off poor years hoping for a resurgence to slightly above average players.

I dont understand the hate for Cooper.... Career slash line of .268/.337/.435

Much better than Jake Bauers as we currently stand.

15 minutes ago, patrickgpe said:

No one is arguing that. There seems to be about 5 free agent 1st baseman that have similar projected stats. Pick one 

I only see Santana or Cooper in our price range... Some big market club is gonna give Hoskins good money, it's too bad... I would love to see him in Milwaukee.

Looking at Statcast for the 4 not named Hoskins this sums up for me.

Santana for his Career(entire) has been expected to hit more HRs than he actually hit at AM Fam aside from 1 season where he hit the expected. (Crazy)

Cron somehow hits top 8pct max exit velocity yearly yet almost never averages top 50pct overall exit velocity. Lots of pop ups hurt him. HRs about expected at AM Fam.

Cooper is consistent (tailed off on EV and increase k pct)nd has a +11 HRs at AM Fam last 2 seasons. 

Smith is awful compared to these 3. He's just younger but his class of numbers isn't close. 

Now aside from Santana the other 3 were less PAs so I'm not sure if we're looking at platoon stats with Cron and Cooper.  I'll have to check.  But on looking via statcast it'd be Santana 1, Cooper 2, Cron-3. Bauers-4.      Please no Smith.

Crons numbers are boosted in 21/22 due to Colorado vs expected vs Cooper and Santana. Making his case worse.

Santana has the defense locked down. The HR expected + locked down. 

Coopers splits last 2 seasons were .904 vs lhp and. .666 vs rhp

.628 vs lhp and 788 vs rhp with PAs being about equal both seasons.

We should be sticking with Santana and Cooper as the backup plan.  Cron 3rd if you just want a guy to dfa immediately when Black or someone else steps up to take over.

12 hours ago, patrickgpe said:

No one is arguing that. There seems to be about 5 free agent 1st baseman that have similar projected stats. Pick one 

I don't think it is that much hate for Cooper it is just disappointment that we are going cheap again and hoping for rebounds from guys who are coming off of down years. Especially when our hitting department really hasn't shown the ability to improve players.

No one can argue Cooper wouldn't be an upgrade, just not as big as anyone hoped.

So dumb.  *** did we trade for Bauers again?  Guys stats at 1b would be below average in aaa.

On 1/20/2024 at 12:27 AM, Scooterfletcher said:

So dumb.  *** did we trade for Bauers again?  Guys stats at 1b would be below average in aaa.

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/2021/1b/

Just notice if you go back 2020. Or forward 2022.  The 1b position is awful among seeing translation from the rankings and the minors to MLB.  Andrew Vaughn was oh so needed back in a trade the early Hader trade ideas.  Evan white Bobby Bradley?   This is the reason you sit here contemplating over Santana vs Cooper right now.  Or 1 Rhys Hoskins who played 0 games last season rehabbing, being the guy who should be offered the most years+dollars.  Someone probably holding out for a 4yr deal as long as possible because a 1yr prove it deal could go very wrong with his batter profile.

So many reasons why advocate for Yelich to get a 1b mitt and play there. Contreras sooner than later if it's just not Black.