Buck Coats DFAd, but why?

[Little Slide Rooter]

Pretty solid AAA player DFAd. Any story behind this? Is he to be the Craig Monroe PTBNL? I was hoping theyd take Ohman or Cotts off our hands.

[Guest]

He's not that talented and wouldn't stick in the big leagues. He was the obvious choice to be DFA'd with Monroe needing a spot on the 40-man cleared. Ohman is more valuable than Coats.

[Drew Doughty]

he needs a great big bushy beard.

 

or, he needs more talent, a position that he can play, and he needs to not be a mediocre minor league player. he also needs to not be expendable when we add more players to the 40-man roster.

[oldcubsfan]

Pretty solid AAA player DFAd. Any story behind this? Is he to be the Craig Monroe PTBNL? I was hoping theyd take Ohman or Cotts off our hands.

 

Maybe he needed a nickname like "the creature", that helped DuBois.

[Warren Brusstar]

Pretty solid AAA player DFAd. Any story behind this? Is he to be the Craig Monroe PTBNL? I was hoping theyd take Ohman or Cotts off our hands.

 

Because he's a 25 year old non-prospect.

[italianocubsfan7]

It's pretty simple, just not enough room in the future for Coats.

[Balsa]

Non-prospect. Was the same every year, with no improvement.

[Guest]

Pretty solid AAA player DFAd. Any story behind this? Is he to be the Craig Monroe PTBNL? I was hoping theyd take Ohman or Cotts off our hands.

 

Maybe he needed a nickname like "the creature", that helped DuBois.

Good lord, man, let it go already.

[YearofDaCubs]

Coats, Cotts, Rapada, who cares. None of them probably would have had a future with the Cubs anyway.

[Schwarber Fan]

Buck Coates was not DFA'd, Buck Coats was

[rawaction]

Buck was a longshot the moment he could not stick at SS. I really liked him in the low minors. He was a 21-year old kid. LH hitting, SS, 6'3" nice build w/ potential to add muscle and become a possible 20-25 HR hitter. But he couldn't make it defensively. Was moved to the OF. The power never developed, and he became a corner OF, out of place in CF, with little power.

[RynoRules]

Buck was a longshot the moment he could not stick at SS. I really liked him in the low minors. He was a 21-year old kid. LH hitting, SS, 6'3" nice build w/ potential to add muscle and become a possible 20-25 HR hitter. But he couldn't make it defensively. Was moved to the OF. The power never developed, and he became a corner OF, out of place in CF, with little power.

 

He has a great name though. That should count for something. Didn't he make an appearance in Kill Bill Vol. 1?

[Skyballer]

So what is the ml roster move supposed to be?

[Guest]

So what is the ml roster move supposed to be?

 

The acquisition of Craig Monroe for a PTBNL.

[E.J.]

So what is the ml roster move supposed to be?

 

The acquisition of Craig Monroe for a PTBNL.

 

I think he's talking about who's going to be removed from the 25-man.

[Guest]

So what is the ml roster move supposed to be?

 

The acquisition of Craig Monroe for a PTBNL.

 

I think he's talking about who's going to be removed from the 25-man.

 

Oh. :oops:

 

I think Jake Fox is the obvious choice.

[otis89]

So what is the ml roster move supposed to be?

 

The acquisition of Craig Monroe for a PTBNL.

 

I think he's talking about who's going to be removed from the 25-man.

 

Fox is probably getting sent down. That's my guess.

 

Gah. Raisin beat me.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Pretty solid AAA player DFAd. Any story behind this? Is he to be the Craig Monroe PTBNL? I was hoping theyd take Ohman or Cotts off our hands.

 

aren't you the one always whining about sending Cedeno and Pie down? they're better than Buck