The Cubs have traded for Chris Coghlan again. They traded Arismendy Alcantara to the A's for Coghlan and according to Patrick Mooney, Tommy La Stella is expected to hit the DL with a hamstring issue.
#Cubs re-acquire Chris Coghlan and send Arismendy Alcantara to #Athletics, with Tommy La Stella (hamstring) expected to go on DL.
— Patrick Mooney (@CSNMooney) June 9, 2016
Coghlan has been terrible this season. In 51 games and 172 plate appearances, he's hit just .146/.215/.272 with a wOBA of .215 and wRC+ of a ridiculously low 31. Thanks to some bad defense and shitty offense, he's been worth an absurd -1.7 fWAR. His walks are way down, his strikeouts are way up, his defense is much worse. I didn't have high expectations for Alcantara, but in all honesty, I'd have preferred the Cubs just call him up if they're sending La Stella to the DL. This DL shit is getting old. I guess the Cubs are hoping he finds himself when he gets back to Chicago. I suppose if there is a roster spot available for Clayton Richard, there's one for someone who might be even worse. Crazy.
Guess I’ll have to shit-can my documentary idea of following Alcantara around with a camera, tracking him as he works his way back to the Cubs. I was going to call it “The Mendy Project.” I’m wedded to the title more than the idea, so hopefully the Cubs will soon sign another minor leagurer with a name similar to Mindy Kaling.
Wenningtons Gorilla CockQuote Reply
Unexpected and baffling trades are the ones you never hear about until they happen.
SKQuote Reply
WTF!?
Okay then…
ceruleanQuote Reply
Wait—La Stella is on the DL now too?
ceruleanQuote Reply
Odd move. Maybe Coghlan returns to his surprisingly decent hitting of the last two years?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
The Rockies are really clobbering Locke. I’m enjoying this.
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Rizzo the Rat,
I guess that’s the hope, but I’d rather have bet on Alcantara to be semi-productive.
The injuries are really starting to suck.
dmick89Quote Reply
I think the login issue is fixed. Please let me know if it happens to you guys. Thanks and again, I’m sorry this happened for so long.
dmick89Quote Reply
I don’t think we plan to do anything for the draft since the Cubs won’t be picking tonight. I do have a new post set to auto-post at 6 pm.
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Wenningtons Gorilla Cock,
Just keep following Alcantara. Based on recent trade patterns between the A’s and Cubs, as well as the mounting injuries for the 2016 Cubs, there’s a good chance the Cubs re-accquire Alcantara in a couple months.
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Rizzo the Rat,
6-5 Rockies now
dmick89Quote Reply
cerulean,
Muskat says he tweaked it the other day which is why Travis Wood pinch-ran.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
dmick89,
Stupid Coors Field.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
That move makes a lot more sense now. I still would like to know what Joe would have done had they tied the game up. Someone would have had to play out of position.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
LeMahieu!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Why is Locke still pitching?
dmick89Quote Reply
new shit: http://obstructedview.net/the-cubs-historic-start-part-2/
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