Chris Coghlan

According to the Florida Marlins, the team has designated left-handed pitcher Dustin Richardson in order to make room for recently signed outfielder Dewayne Wise. In order to make room on the 25-man roster for Wise, the team optioned outfielder Chris Coghlan to Triple-A New Orleans. The Marlins signed Wise on June 15.  He was released [...]

We’re continuing our list of the Top 20 on-field baseball moments from 2010 caught on video.  Here are #15-11: #15 – Earthquake shakes Padres and Blue Jays game in San Diego Not exactly 1989 Game 3 of the World Series, but a shaker nonetheless. Check out the video of the in-game earthquake here:  http://blog.prorumors.com/2010/06/rumors/video-earthquake-shakes-padres-and-blue-jays-game-in-san-diego/ #14 – Minor Leaguer goes [...]

Third baseman Chad Tracy will be a free agent after the season, so with less than a week left in the season, he’s trying to show off his talents to his current team with the hopes that they’ll re-sign him. MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro says that Tracy is looking to make a strong final impression that [...]

The Florida Marlins are looking to have a small payroll increase for 2011, according to MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro. The team operated with $47 million for 2010 and they are considering a small bump to between $48-50 million for 2011. The team has $20.75 million of the 2011 budget committed to three players: Hanley Ramirez ($12 [...]

Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann could have played off the noticeable scratches and bruises above his right eye, but instead he told the truth and explained to MLB.com’s Mark Bowman that he fell running around his swimming pool on Thursday morning. “I was being an idiot, and slipped and fell,” McCann said. “It doesn’t feel [...]

Joe Frisaro of MLB.com says the Florida Marlins have signed veteran infielder Chad Tracy. Tracy, 30, hit .250 in 44 at-bats with the Chicago Cubs this season. His expected to share time at third base with Wes Helms. Outfieflder Bryan Peterson was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans to make room for Tracy. The need for third base [...]

Clark Spencer of The Miami Herald Tweets that the Texas Rangers getting closer on deal for Florida Marlins Jorge Cantu. Bob Nightengale of USA Today is the Marlins have informed the Rangers they are willing to pay most, if not all, of the remainder of Cantu’s contract. The Rangers and Marlins apparently have been negotiating throughout the [...]

7/27 14:13: We have the video (fast forward to 0:52 mark) $('#myplayer201007271412').jwplayer({ flashplayer:'http://blog.prorumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/player.swf', skin:'http://blog.prorumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/five.xml' }); 7/27 10:22: Coghlan’s knee injury has the Marlins’ re-evaluating their thoughts on trading Cody Ross. If Coghlan requires surgery, he could be out six to eight weeks. The Marlins are still realistic on [...]

7/26 16:13: Clark Spencer of The Miami Herald tweets, “#Marlins are NOT close to deal with #Rangers on Cantu. Can’t agree on players. #Rockies have stepped up bid for him & #Giants still in mix.” 7/26 14:06: Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports says the Rangers are interested in Cantu but “evaluating a number of bats”. 7/26 14:03: [...]

A few days ago, Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez had this to say regarding the likelihood of a Mike Stanton call-up: “We sent him down, but he’ll let us know when he’s ready…It’s just a matter of him getting some at-bats and putting up some numbers or decapitating somebody down there. Maybe the league president will say [...]