Cooper Pratt deal with Brewers can escalate by $10 million if he finishes high in MVP vote
Shortstop prospect Cooper Pratt's $50. 75 million, eight-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers includes escalators that could raise the value by $10 million if he repeatedly finishes high in MVP voting and the team exercises its two options. Pratt, who has yet to play in the major leagues, gets a $3 million signing bonus as part of the deal announced Friday .
His contract calls for salaries of $2. 5 million this year, $3. 5 million in 2027, $4 million each in 2028 and '29, $5 million apiece in 2030 and ’31, $10.
75 million in 2032 and $13 million in 2033, according to details obtained by The Associated Press. Milwaukee has $15 million options for 2034 and '35, and each option would increase by up to $5 million: $2 million for winning a MVP award, $1 million for finishing second or third in the voting, $500,000 for fourth or fifth, and $250,000 for sixth through 10th. He would earn award bonuses of $200,000 for each All-Star selection or Gold Glove award.
Pratt, who received a $1. 35 initial signing bonus as a sixth-round draft pick in the 2023 amateur draft, is rated as the No. 51 prospect by Baseball America and No.
62 by MLB Pipeline. He hit . 238 with a .