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baseballdigestdaily.com - 4/12/2008

Baseball Digest Daily News

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When the Florida Marlins drafted Chris Coghlan with the 36 th pick in the 2006 draft, everybody knew his plate discipline was already excellent, but the question was just how well would his bat translate into professional ball? How much power would Coghlan, already 21 years old, be able to hit for? Here is a look at Coghlan's swing Ole Miss University: Thoughts about his draft swing - ...

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