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Name	Team	Age
Ed Coughlin	Retired (1986, Age 37)	Died (2025, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 14 (1974)	C	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ralph Kiner League	0	12 years (45 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B+	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	D-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	C-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	7/12/1949
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1974	A-	A-	B+	B	F	B-	D-
1975	A-	A-	A-	B	D-	B	D
1976	A-	A	A-	B	D-	B	D
1977	A-	A	A-	B+	D	B+	D+
1978	A-	A	A-	B+	D+	B+	D+
1979	A-	A	A-	B+	D+	B+	D+
1980	A-	A	A-	B+	D+	B+	D+
1981	A-	A	A-	B+	D+	B+	D+
1982	A-	A	A-	B+	D+	B+	D+
1983	A-	A	A-	B+	D+	B+	D+
1984	A-	A-	A-	B	D	B+	D+
1985	B+	A-	A-	B+	D	B+	D
1986	B+	A-	B+	B	D	B+	D

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Ed Coughlin has retired from the Chicago Fire
1986-08-01	The Chicago Fire have promoted Ed Coughlin to the major league team.
1986-08-01	The Chicago Fire have acquired Ed Coughlin from the waiver wire.
1986-07-27	The New York Bronx Bombers have waived Ed Coughlin.
1986-05-14	The New York Bronx Bombers have designated Ed Coughlin for assignment.
1986-04-03	The New York Bronx Bombers have re-claimed Ed Coughlin from the waiver wire.
1986-03-05	The New York Bronx Bombers have designated Ed Coughlin for assignment.
1985-05-19	Ed Coughlin of the New York Bronx Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1981-04-04	Ed Coughlin of the New York Bronx Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1978-08-30	Ed Coughlin of the New York Bronx Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1978-08-01	Ed Coughlin of the New York Bronx Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1975-04-13	Ed Coughlin of the New York Bronx Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1974-04-05	A trade has been completed between the Detroit Tortfeasors and the New York Bronx Bombers. The New York Bronx Bombers receive Duane Scott, Ed Coughlin, Joe Hudson from the Detroit Tortfeasors in exchange for Icehouse Adkins, Jerry Budaska.
1972-07-11	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tortfeasors. The Detroit Tortfeasors receive Draft Pick - 1973 Round 3 (CIN), Draft Pick 1974 Round 2 CIN (Joe Holdridge), Draft Pick 1974 Round 1 CIN (Ed Coughlin) from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Scott Willis, Harry Swanson, Draft Pick 1974 Round 3 DET (Ike Molyneaux).