The Coleman Legacy

The Cubs drafted Coleman in the 15th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Amateur Player. He made his major league debuted August 2, 2010. Coleman earned his first major league win on August 23, 2010 with a 9-1 victory against the Washington Nationals. He also pitched against the Nationals today and did quite well and for more on that check out my post, No Fireworksfor The Cubs.

Both Coleman’s father and grandfather were pitchers in the Major Leagues, making Coleman a third-generation player in the MLB. His father, Joe, played from 1965 to 1979 and his grandfather, Joe, played from 1942 to 1955. The Coleman family is the forth family of third-generation players, but they are the first third-generation pitcher family in Major League history.

In four seasons in the minors, Coleman has a 30-17 record in the minors with a 3.72 E.R.A. However his minor league success has not translated to success in the majors. He is 6-6 with a 5.50 E.R.A. in 22 career games. This season he is 2-4 with a 7.78 E.R.A and has not looked go in most of his starts. Coleman does not throw hard with his fastball toping out around 90 MPH.  Coleman has struggled a lot this year and it has made fans wonder if he will ever figure it out. There may not place for him in the Cubs rotation and maybe a chance of scenery will do him well or maybe he will just be considered a “AAAA” player for the rest of his career.