Brewers lock up Cooper Pratt
Milwaukee reportedly finalized an eight-year extension with infield prospect Cooper Pratt — a deal reported around $50–51 million despite limited Double-A experience. That contract underscores the league trend of offering early guaranteed money to high-upside, unproven prospects. (x.com)
Multiple outlets say the guarantee on Pratt’s deal is $50.75 million and that the contract includes two club-option years with option values around $15 million apiece, a report first circulated by Bob Nightengale of USA Today. (mlb.com) MLB Pipeline lists Pratt as the Brewers’ No. 4 prospect and ranked him No. 62 overall in baseball, and team coverage notes he’s 21 years old. (mlb.com) Pratt spent 2025 at Double-A Biloxi, where he hit.238/.343/.348 with eight homers, 62 RBIs, 31 stolen bases and 67 walks across 120 games, and he also appeared in three Triple-A games this spring (4-for-15). (espn.com) The Brewers selected Pratt in the sixth round of the 2023 draft and signed him for $1,350,000—about $1 million over slot—part of the club’s strategy of reallocating draft pool dollars. (mlb.com) Club sources and reporting point out the move mirrors the Jackson Chourio precedent: Chourio’s eight-year, $82 million pre-debut extension was sealed at the 2023 Winter Meetings and set the organizational template. (mlb.com) Brewers officials declined formal comment but coaches and manager Pat Murphy praised Pratt’s defense and his spring training production (.294/.405 in 18 spring games reported by ESPN), framing the deal as a bet on defensive profile and upside. (espn.com)
