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Before Wednesday's game against the Reds, the Marlins made a few roster moves, demoting infielder/outfielder Emilio Bonifacio to AAA and designating reliever/heart attack inducer Jose Veras for assignment. In conjunction with these moves, the Marlins recalled reliever Chris Leroux and previously-injured outfielder Brett Carroll. Carroll was immediately slotted into the starting lineup in left field, replacing the struggling Chris Coghlan, who is also ailing sore ribs.
In his first two at bats on Wednesday, Carroll had two hits, including a double and a solo home run. His two extra base hits in two at bats give him two more extra base hits than Coghlan has had in his 38 at bats so far this year (that's zero, if you don't feel like doing the math). He also now owns as many RBI as Coghlan (that's one, if you don't feel like re-reading).
This is not to suggest that Carroll is going to replace Coghlan in the lineup any time soon, but as we wrote a few days ago, it may be getting close to time to worry about the reigning Rookie of the Year, whose batting average has slipped to .132. Certainly, the Marlins must be thinking at the very least of pulling Coghlan from the leadoff spot or perhaps allowing Carroll to get a few starts in against lefties. In any event, the series of roster moves finally gave the Marlins a true fourth outfielder, rather than forcing them to use a converted infielder in the outfield.
In his first two at bats on Wednesday, Carroll had two hits, including a double and a solo home run. His two extra base hits in two at bats give him two more extra base hits than Coghlan has had in his 38 at bats so far this year (that's zero, if you don't feel like doing the math). He also now owns as many RBI as Coghlan (that's one, if you don't feel like re-reading).
This is not to suggest that Carroll is going to replace Coghlan in the lineup any time soon, but as we wrote a few days ago, it may be getting close to time to worry about the reigning Rookie of the Year, whose batting average has slipped to .132. Certainly, the Marlins must be thinking at the very least of pulling Coghlan from the leadoff spot or perhaps allowing Carroll to get a few starts in against lefties. In any event, the series of roster moves finally gave the Marlins a true fourth outfielder, rather than forcing them to use a converted infielder in the outfield.
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