Fake Teams Fantasy Player of the Day: Marlins Outfielder Chris Coghlan

by Ray Guilfoyle on Apr 26, 2011 6:00 AM EDT in Baseball

I was not very high on Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan in the preseason, but he is making me look silly for being down on him. On Monday night, he went 3-4 with a walk, 2 home runs, 3 runs scored and 2 runs batted in. On the season, he is hitting .301-.359-.554 with 4 homers, 13 RBIs and a SB. He has a 19-8 K/BB rate, but is striking out in almost 25% of his 83 at bats this season. He has hit in 8 of his last 10 games and raised his batting average from .271 to .301.

Last year, Coghlan hit .268-.335-.383 with 5 homers, 28 RBIs and 10 SBs in 358 at bats.

I thought the Marlins were crazy for putting Coghlan out in center field, but he has played ok out there from what I can tell. I came into the season thinking that Coghlan had more value as a second baseman than an outfielder, and think I will still be right about him as the season progresses.

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Can Chris Coghlan be a valuable fantasy outfielder in 2011?

Yes

61 votes

No

24 votes

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Coghlan has been valuable the past 2 years

and I only see him getting better. Obviously, how valuable depends on the type of league your in. I think he has more value in a point league, since you there is more value in getting hits.

by NYCisTwinsTerritory on Apr 26, 2011 11:18 AM EDT reply actions