The Cubs traded Alcantara to Oakland for Coghlan. I was a little surprised they dumped Coghlan this spring, but they did it to make room for Fowler. Coghlan has not exactly been lighting it up in Oakland, but he has always played well in Chicago and last year he was pretty much a regular. Alcantara showed a lot of promise. He has speed and some power and is a good defender, but he just has not become a selective hitter so he strikes out too much and never gets on base. Maybe a change of scene will help.
It will be interesting to see how they handle the roster spot. They could just ship Almora back to Iowa or they could DFA Fedorowicz, who seems like an unnecessary luxury. Either way one of these guys goes when Soler comes off the DL.
Oh, oh, it appears Tommy LaStella is out with a hamstring issue, so that seems to answer the roster spot question. Losing LaStella as well as Soler is a significant problem for the Cubs, though the addition of Coghlan should ease matters temporarily. Kind of wonder why the Cubs did not bring up Murton, as he has a similar skill set to Coghlan, though he is less versatile and, as I remember, not an especially impressive defender.
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