Brewers Farm Update: Tuesday, July 28

Colorado Springs Sky Sox: (41-59), 20.5 GB

RHP Josh Roenicke:  5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K — 5.00 ERA
LHP Michael Kirkman:  (W, 3-1) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — 3.18 ERA
1B Jason Rogers:  1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB — .341 AVG
RF Elian Herrera:  2-for-4, RBI, R — .364 AVG

Biloxi Shuckers: (14-15), 4.0 GB

Did not play.

Brevard County Manatees: (14-15), 5.0 GB

RHP Cy Sneed:  2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K — 2.67 ERA
LHP Steven Peterson:  (W, 3-2) 4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — 3.17 ERA
1B Garrett Cooper:  3-for-4, HR (5), 2 RBI, 2 R — .294 AVG
3B Taylor Brennan:  2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, K — .254 AVG

LHP Zach Hirsch:  (L, 1-1) 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K — 3.27 ERA
RHP Kaleb Earls:  1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — 3.25 ERA
1B Garrett Cooper:  1-for-3, HR (6), RBI, R — .295 AVG

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers: (11-19), 11.5 GB

Did not play.

Helena Brewers: (0-0), — GB

Game postponed due to rain.

AZL Brewers: (2-0), — GB

RHP Gentry Fortuno:  3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — 1.59 ERA
RHP David Lucroy:  (W, 3-1) 4.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR — 4.88 ERA
1B Juan Ortiz:  2-for-3, HR (1), RBI, BB, 2 R — .303 AVG
RF Demi Orimoloye:  1-for-4, 3B, R, K — .298 AVG

DSL Brewers: (21-28), 13.0 GB

RHP Nattino Diplan:  (W, 2-5) 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR — 3.94 ERA
RHP Starling Duval:  (S, 1) 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K — 7.56 ERA
DH Ignacio Otano:  3-for-3, 2B, BB — .358 AVG
CF Marcos Pinero:  1-for-1, 2 RBI, SB (16) — .295 AVG

Prospect of the Day:  1B Garrett Cooper, Brevard County

As a first baseman taken in the sixth round of the 2013 draft out of Auburn, Cooper immediately became saddled with comparisons to Hunter Morris — who, at that time, threatened to crack the Brewers’ major-league roster and was a former Player of the Year in the Brewers’ organization. In his second go-round at Brevard County, it appears that he’s gotten his feet under him a bit more. He’s hitting .295/.359/.435 with six homers and 27 doubles on the year, and he’s even hitting .289 against lefties, which has historically been a significant issue for the 6-foot-6 slugger.

Of course, Cooper is 24 years old (with a birthday on Christmas Day) and is repeating High-A. He should be mashing these pitchers — many of whom are at least two years younger than him. Until he’s able to produce lofty numbers in Double-A, his prospect needle isn’t moving much. With that said, he’s hitting .471 over his last 10 games and has been a force for the Brevard County Manatees this year. That absolutely is valuable for a baseball organization, even if it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s an up-and-coming prospect.