Firebarn Chris Coghlan Because Fuck You, That's Why

[Oleg]

935 PAs of 5.7 fWAR in '14-'15.
182 PAs of -16 fWAR in '16.

2016:
28% K-rate. about 10% higher than career norm.
.180 BABIP, about 100 points lower than career norm.

Far be it for me to tell whom to hate.  I guess I'm just saying, "let's see how it plays out."

[Eli]

935 PAs of 5.7 fWAR in '14-'15.
182 PAs of -16 fWAR in '16.

2016:
28% K-rate. about 10% higher than career norm.
.180 BABIP, about 100 points lower than career norm.

Far be it for me to tell whom to hate.  I guess I'm just saying, "let's see how it plays out."

Talking about Chris Coghlan's BABIP is actually a trigger for me and I'd appreciate it if you'd stop.

[Tonker]

935 PAs of 5.7 fWAR in '14-'15.
182 PAs of -16 fWAR in '16.

2016:
28% K-rate. about 10% higher than career norm.
.180 BABIP, about 100 points lower than career norm.

Far be it for me to tell whom to hate.  I guess I'm just saying, "let's see how it plays out."

And this, too.  Theo and Jed are obviously hoping that Coghlan is closer to the performance of the last two full years than he is to the performance of the last few weeks.

[Oleg]

935 PAs of 5.7 fWAR in '14-'15.
182 PAs of -16 fWAR in '16.

2016:
28% K-rate. about 10% higher than career norm.
.180 BABIP, about 100 points lower than career norm.

Far be it for me to tell whom to hate.  I guess I'm just saying, "let's see how it plays out."

Talking about Chris Coghlan's BABIP is actually a trigger for me and I'd appreciate it if you'd stop.

I'm not drawing any conclusions from it.  Just pointing it out.  Especially since his other peripherals are right where they've always been.  So, maybe he makes a bit more contact and evens things out?  Maybe whatever it is that's made Fowler good in CF is used to make Cog a bit better out in LF?  maybe he just sucks and won't get more than 50 more PAs and we'll be done with him once LaStella and/or Soler are back?

Look...we have to deal with this asshole for the time being.  Might as well make the best of it.

And, for the record, I'd much rather watch Almora in LF but, again, this is the situation in which we find ourselves, so...pass the vodka and the joint and let's party?

[Quality Start Machine]

Once Soler (who I learned on Twitter today is the proud possessor of a huge dong) or LaStella comes back, hopefully Coghlan 2.0 becomes a footnote on the greatest Cubs season of all-time.

[Tonker]

Once Soler (who I learned on Twitter today is the proud possessor of a huge dong) or LaStella comes back, hopefully Coghlan 2.0 becomes a footnote on the greatest Cubs season of all-time.

I'd always just assumed that Soler had a massive cock, to be honest.

[ChuckD]

935 PAs of 5.7 fWAR in '14-'15.
182 PAs of -16 fWAR in '16.

2016:
28% K-rate. about 10% higher than career norm.
.180 BABIP, about 100 points lower than career norm.

Far be it for me to tell whom to hate.  I guess I'm just saying, "let's see how it plays out."

That would be really impressive.

[Oleg]

935 PAs of 5.7 fWAR in '14-'15.
182 PAs of -16 fWAR in '16.

2016:
28% K-rate. about 10% higher than career norm.
.180 BABIP, about 100 points lower than career norm.

Far be it for me to tell whom to hate.  I guess I'm just saying, "let's see how it plays out."

That would be really impressive.

See?  FYEli&SKO!  Wait...what?

[Quality Start Machine]

Once Soler (who I learned on Twitter today is the proud possessor of a huge dong) or LaStella comes back, hopefully Coghlan 2.0 becomes a footnote on the greatest Cubs season of all-time.

I'd always just assumed that Soler had a massive cock, to be honest.

Intrepid Reader: Sheriff Bart

Baby, please! I am not from Havana!

[SKO]

935 PAs of 5.7 fWAR in '14-'15.
182 PAs of -16 fWAR in '16.

2016:
28% K-rate. about 10% higher than career norm.
.180 BABIP, about 100 points lower than career norm.

Far be it for me to tell whom to hate.  I guess I'm just saying, "let's see how it plays out."

Or he's just an old asshole who is striking out a lot and hitting a bunch of warning track fly balls because he's swinging from his ass and his BABIP has torpedoed accordingly.

[Tonker]

935 PAs of 5.7 fWAR in '14-'15.
182 PAs of -16 fWAR in '16.

2016:
28% K-rate. about 10% higher than career norm.
.180 BABIP, about 100 points lower than career norm.

Far be it for me to tell whom to hate.  I guess I'm just saying, "let's see how it plays out."

Or he's just an old asshole who is striking out a lot and hitting a bunch of warning track fly balls because he's swinging from his ass and his BABIP has torpedoed accordingly.

Yeah, man.  Dude's fucking thirty.  THIRTY.  Stick a fork in him.

[SKO]

935 PAs of 5.7 fWAR in '14-'15.
182 PAs of -16 fWAR in '16.

2016:
28% K-rate. about 10% higher than career norm.
.180 BABIP, about 100 points lower than career norm.

Far be it for me to tell whom to hate.  I guess I'm just saying, "let's see how it plays out."

Or he's just an old asshole who is striking out a lot and hitting a bunch of warning track fly balls because he's swinging from his ass and his BABIP has torpedoed accordingly.

Yeah, man.  Dude's fucking thirty.  THIRTY.  Stick a fork in him.

Thirty with a long history of injuries. Clearly the speed is gone. His infield hit percentage is at 0.0% this year so he's either old and slow now or he's lazy and selfish and won't run out grounders. These are the only two options. You pick, I'll hate him for either.

[Tonker]

935 PAs of 5.7 fWAR in '14-'15.
182 PAs of -16 fWAR in '16.

2016:
28% K-rate. about 10% higher than career norm.
.180 BABIP, about 100 points lower than career norm.

Far be it for me to tell whom to hate.  I guess I'm just saying, "let's see how it plays out."

Or he's just an old asshole who is striking out a lot and hitting a bunch of warning track fly balls because he's swinging from his ass and his BABIP has torpedoed accordingly.

Yeah, man.  Dude's fucking thirty.  THIRTY.  Stick a fork in him.

Thirty with a long history of injuries. Clearly the speed is gone. His infield hit percentage is at 0.0% this year so he's either old and slow now or he's lazy and selfish and won't run out grounders. These are the only two options. You pick, I'll hate him for either.

I'm quite sure you will.

[Canadouche]

You know, I really think we aught to give this Coghlan fellow a chance.

[Saul Goodman]

The Dodgers literally ate 30 million dollars just to get rid of Carl Crawford. Coghlan's been worse.

Pretty sure they didn't.