It seems the Yankees have done everything but call Geico for Greg Bird insurance.
The Yankees acquired Brewers Triple-A first baseman Garrett Cooper for lefty reliever Tyler Webb on Thursday, the team said Thursday.
Let's break it down:
Who's Cooper? The 26-year-old Cooper is a 6-foot-6, powerful first baseman who's hit 17 homers and driven in 82 runs with a .366 batting average in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. The righty hitter was a sixth-round pick out of Auburn in 2013. He doesn't strike out a ton (18.