Philadelphia Phillies

Coggin was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round, with the 30th overall selection, of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft.^[1] He progressed through the minor leagues from 1995 to 2000, appearing for the rookie–level Martinsville Phillies, Single–A Piedmont Boll Weevils, High–A Clearwater Phillies, Double–A Reading Phillies, and Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons.^[2]

On June 23, 2000, Coggin made his MLB debut with Philadelphia, and finished the season with 5 starts. He spent 2001 as part of the Phillies' rotation, and pitched mostly out of the bullpen in 2002. In 60 games (29 starts) across the three seasons, Coggin accumulated a 10–12 record and 4.52 ERA with 143 strikeouts across 199.0 innings pitched.^[3]

Coggin would spend the 2003 and 2004 seasons relegated to the minor leagues with Clearwater and Scranton, and elected free agency on October 15, 2004.^[4]

On March 1, 2005, Coggin signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies. However, he was released a month later on April 1.^[5]

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

On June 29, 2005, Coggin signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In 18 games for the High–A Visalia Oaks, he registered a 3–2 record and 3.38 ERA with 27 strikeouts and 6 saves across 29+1⁄3 innings pitched.^[6] Coggin elected free agency following the season on October 15.

Atlanta Braves

On March 8, 2006, Coggin signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves. He pitched in 6 games for the Double–A Mississippi Braves, recording a 4.95 ERA with 10 strikeouts in 20 innings. Coggin was released by the Braves organization on June 24.^[7]

Orange County Flyers

In 2007, Coggin played for the Orange County Flyers of the Golden Baseball League, pitching in 12 games and logging a 6.94 ERA with 6 strikeouts and 6 saves.^[8]