24-year old lefty swinging Chris Coghlan was the Rookie of the Year in the N.L. last season. He played in 128 games for the Marlins last season and he was 162 of 504 (.321 avg, .850 OPS) with 84 runs scored, 9 homers, 47 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. The Marlins hope that Coghlan will be a solid leadoff hitter for them again in 2010 and there is no reason to think he won’t hit .300 again with around 100 runs scored as long as he can stay healthy. Coghlan needs to improve his defense in LF to become a complete player for the Marlins. He made 5 errors in 123 games in LF last season while showing slightly below average range. He did have 3 assists in LF for the Marlins last season so he has a decent throwing arm.

27-year old righty swinging Brett Carroll will be Coghlan’s top backup in LF in 2010. He played in 15 games in LF for the Marlins last season and he didn’t make any errors while showing outstanding range.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE LF IN 2010: B