CHC Thread | ANA (Nolasco) vs. CHC (Hammel) | 7:05 CT

Listen, I'm posting this thread in part because it sounds like Justin Grimm is headed to Iowa to accommodate the return of SP Jason Hammel tomorrow. And, while that is understandable, it really means Chris Coghlan continues to survive the so-called "roster crunches" the Cubs keep facing.

And, I'm going to be that guy in this thread. I'm going to be the one who complains about the team with the best record in baseball and riding the hottest streak out of the All Star Break. I'm going to be the guy complaining about a fifth outfielder getting to survive on the roster over a utility infielder. I'm going to be the one who can't understand how Chris Coghlan helps the Cubs more than Tommy La Stella, even in the interim from now until September 1.

Chris Coghlan is not awful. He's not good, either. Tommy La Stella isn't an all star. But he's definitely "good". He's more valuable to the Cubs than Chris Coghlan. And for all the right the front office of this organization has done since taking over, this small roster decision sticks in my craw. I just don't understand it. I mean I understand the numbers game and that "losing Coghlan" would be the price to pay for having La Stella and/or Grimm on the 25 man roster right now, but isn't that a price worth paying a thousand times over?