FACTS/FLUKES: Murphy, Syndergaard, Rendon, C. Martinez, Russell
Aug 22 2016
Daniel Murphy 2.0 ... Who is this guy? The 2016 version of Daniel Murphy (2B, WAS)—which really started down the stretch in 2015—has been the complete 180 of a hitter who failed to reach 15 HR in any of his first six MLB seasons. Batting average? On track for a career-high as well by a fairly wide margin. What do we make of Murphy's age-31 breakout?
Year AB HR/SB BA xBA bb% ct% GB/LD/FB h% HctX PX xPX hr/f Spd SBO ==== === ===== ==== ==== === === ======== == ==== === === ==== === === 2012 571 6/10 .291 .285 6 86 51/24/25 33 88 79 55 5% 84 8% 2013 658 13/23 .286 .266 5 86 42/21/36 32 112 87 100 6% 100 16% 2014 596 9/13 .289 .285 6 86 42/28/29 33 ...
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