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This is a spring of some import for Chris Coghlan in the Florida Marlins’ camp. The onetime Ole Miss star is coming off knee surgery and moving from left to center field. He was the National League rookie of the year in 2009, when he hit. 321 with nine homers, 47 RBIs and 10 steals in 121 games. After a sluggish start last season, he was hitting .268 with five homers and eight steals in 91 games when he tore up his left knee during some postgame hi-jinks. His wheels are everything. He’s the Marlins’ leadoff batter in addition to his new duties patrolling the middle in the outfield. The Marlins are proceeding with caution this spring. Coghlan started back-to-back games for the first time Sunday and Monday, took Tuesday off and isn’t in the lineup today. He told mlb.com on Tuesday that his repaired knee is making “steady improvement.”