Comments on: Coghlan, Bailey named Rookies of the Year

By: George Landry

George Landry — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:52:56 +0000

To the Baseball Writers Assn:
After a recent visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame, I was wondering why Roger Maris was not in the hall. He did, after all break Babe Ruth’s record in 1961. After all, Hank Aaron is in the Hall.
So, I wrote to the Hall of Fame and they informed me that the Hall of Fame does not vote for its members. They told me I should send my letter to the Baseball Writer’s Association.
So, even posthumously, I believe Roger Maris should be in the Hall of Fame, and, I’m not even a Yankee fan.
A die hard Red Sox fan.
Massachusetts

By: dl3

dl3 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:05:22 +0000

No where did he say McCutchen was a better hitter. Not sure where you got that from.

By: awineguy

awineguy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:46:45 +0000

So Coghlan’s OPS of .850 is “relatively modest” yet it exceeds McCutchen’s but you believe McCutchen is a better hitter. This despite the fact that Coghlan exceeded McCutchen in batting average, on base percentage and OPS while striking out less despite playing more. As is often the case with NBC’s “expert bloggers” I’m confused.

By: dl3

dl3 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:35:40 +0000

I dont think that anyone is trying to argue that he should have the award taken away, he had a very good rookie season offensively. Just saying that he wasnt a very good fielder.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:31:50 +0000

Coghlan led all big league rookies in runs (84), hits (162), total bases (232), doubles (31) and on-base percentage (.390), while putting up a .321 average with nine homers, 47 RBIs and eight stolen bases

By: dl3

dl3 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:02:07 +0000

Like was stated-its more than the balls he did get to – its the balls he didnt get to that make him a bad defender.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:53:59 +0000

You didn’t see it? Why? Because he had a decent arm and didn’t make a ton of errors? Well goody for him!
Coghlan was one of the 5 or so worst leftfielders in the majors this season.

By: JR Richardson

JR Richardson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:52:45 +0000

Coghlan’s UZR/150: -14.5
Remember that, just like you can’t tell the difference between a .280 hitter and a .300 hitter by watching their at-bats (even if you see all of them), you can’t discern the overall quality of a player’s defense with the naked eye.

By: Marlins fan

Marlins fan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:27:38 +0000

Coghlan’s poor defense in left field? First of all, that is not true, and secondly remember that he is a natural infielder who played the outfield for the first time in the pros this year. I know not many out of the South Florida area have even seen him play, but I watched most of the games and did not see the poor fielding you are talking about.