True but come on, he looks like he’s never seen a high fastball. All he’s had is excuses made for him in this organization, but when you actually watch him live, you see why he struggles so much.
Because free agency quality pitching is incredibly expensive and there will be a ton of competition. Instead you use Madrigal and others for controllable pitching and go sign someone like Gennett to play 2nd.
I’m by no means a Ricky fan, but I would say Cooper is a much bigger issue right now. I have no idea how they’re won so many games this year with maybe 10 actual MLB caliber players on the roster.