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<blockquote data-quote="champaignchris" data-source="post: 1193508" data-attributes="member: 26283"><p>I like Coghlan, but he was kind of buried in the lineup. You don't really need the poor-man's Zobrist when you have the actual factual Zobrist, and Baez being groomed to fill that role later. </p><p></p><p>I'm shocked by Fowler, but only because I thought the Orioles deal was as good as done, and that at 3 years for $10+ million per, Fowler was getting a darn good deal. But it was no secret that the Cubs really liked Fowler and Fowler really liked the Cubs. I guess when push came to shove, Fowler wanted another shot at a ring in Wrigley, and the Coghlan deal freed up the roster spot and the money to make it happen. </p><p></p><p>As it is, I like the outfield better now, with a real nice four-man rotation of Heyward, Schwarber, Soler, and Fowler, with the occasional Baez and Bryant. Expect to see a lot of Fowler as a late inning defensive replacement for Schwarber. </p><p></p><p>The only downside I see here is that the Cubs lose the compensatory draft pick for Fowler signing with someone else. Oh well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="champaignchris, post: 1193508, member: 26283"] I like Coghlan, but he was kind of buried in the lineup. You don't really need the poor-man's Zobrist when you have the actual factual Zobrist, and Baez being groomed to fill that role later. I'm shocked by Fowler, but only because I thought the Orioles deal was as good as done, and that at 3 years for $10+ million per, Fowler was getting a darn good deal. But it was no secret that the Cubs really liked Fowler and Fowler really liked the Cubs. I guess when push came to shove, Fowler wanted another shot at a ring in Wrigley, and the Coghlan deal freed up the roster spot and the money to make it happen. As it is, I like the outfield better now, with a real nice four-man rotation of Heyward, Schwarber, Soler, and Fowler, with the occasional Baez and Bryant. Expect to see a lot of Fowler as a late inning defensive replacement for Schwarber. The only downside I see here is that the Cubs lose the compensatory draft pick for Fowler signing with someone else. Oh well. [/QUOTE]
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