Chris Coghlan (Chatham ’05) sets a record for the Marlins
Chris Coghlan (Chatham '05) is in his rookie year with the Florida Marlins.
Nearly four years ago, Chris Coghlan (Chatham ’05) received the 2005 Thurman Munson Batting Champion Award with a .346 season average. Last night, he set a Marlins record with 8 consecutive multi-hit games. Coghlan has worked his way quickly up the Marlins ladder after being drafted in the 1st round in 2006 (36th overall). As of last night, Coghlan is batting .288 with 84 hits, 27 RBIs, and 6 HRs.
Coghlan was one of my favorite players to watch last season for the AA Carolina Mudcats (now the Reds AA affiliate). This season he lit up the field for the AAA New Orleans Zephyrs, batting .344 through 25 games, before getting the call to the bigs.
2005 is shaping up to be an impressive year in terms of the the amount of talent making its way to the show. Who else was on the 2005 Chatham squad? Fellow Marlin Andrew Miller and somebody called Evan Longoria.
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- Chris Coghlan: NL Rookie of the Year? : CodBall: Unofficial Blog of the Cape Cod Baseball League - [...] Coghlan’s bat has been hot after a drought in July… he’s batting .379 in August and September (thus far). ...
I had the pleasure last night of watching Gordon Beckham play in Seattle for the White Sox. It was amazing to remember him so few summers ago signing autographs at the Cape All-Star game for the kids and then last night playing a good third base and batting second in the Chicago lineup.
Being a Cape League fan definitely helps in fantasy baseball. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to snag Beckham this season, but I picked up Coghlan. And I’m waiting any day now for Buster Posey!