Without making too much noise, Garrett Cooper simply makes the Marlins a better offensive team when he’s in the lineup. Writing his name into the batting order for every single game this season will be a complicated scenario considering the presence of Jesús Aguilar and removal of the designated hitter from the National League, but Don Mattingly needs to find a way.
Cooper has been everything the Marlins could have asked for when they acquired him from the Yankees, back in November 2017. And the best part of it is he keeps getting better in the batter’s box while playing a huge role in the team’s recent success.