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| David Murphy went 2-for-4 with a single and a solo homer off Sean O'Sullivan in Tuesday's 5-2 loss at the Angels. |
Our View: Murphy snapped a 12-game drought without a homer, and now has 17 for 2009. He racked up 18 RBI over 25 games this month as well.
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| David Murphy went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's 9-1 loss at Oakland. He hit a single and a double. |
Our View: The Rangers only had seven hits in the game, and Murphy was their lone source of scoring. He is hot, as he racked up six hits and three RBI over his last three games. He is hitting .338 over 68 at-bats in September.
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| David Murphy helped lead the Rangers in Monday's 10-3 win at Oakland, as he went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. He hit a double and two singles. |
Our View: Murphy was in need of a solid performance, as he was only batting 2-for-14 over his previous four games. He is now hitting .328 over 64 at-bats this month.
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| David Murphy went 2-for-4 with a single and a solo homer off Edgar Gonzalez in tonight's 6-1 loss to the A's at Rangers Ballpark. |
Our View: Murphy swatted his 16th homer of 2009, setting a new personal season-high. He has a hit in four straight games, with two home runs over the span.
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| David Murphy went 2-for-4 with a single and a two-run homer off Brian Matusz in Saturday's 5-4 loss at Baltimore. He also swiped a base. |
Our View: Murphy snapped a seven-game skid without a homer, and has 13 for 2009. He has five hits over four games this month after only batting .225 in August.
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| David Murphy went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in tonight's 9-2 loss at New York. He hit a double and a solo homer off Andy Pettitte. |
Our View: The Rangers only mustered seven hits in the game, and Murphy was their lone source of scoring. He was in need of a solid performance, as he was hitless over his previous three games (11 at-bats). He also snapped a 14-game skid without a homer.
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| David Murphy went 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI in tonight's 7-5 loss at Oakland. |
Our View: Murphy has three homers over his last three games, after only launching one homer in the entire month of July (54 at-bats). He has a hit in three straight games as well, and is worth penciling into fantasy lineups while hot.
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| David Murphy will start in the DH spot for tonight's game against Boston, according to the Star Telegram. |
Our View: He is dealing with the flu, and skipper Ron Washington doesn't want him roaming in left field tonight. Nelson Cruz will start in right field with Josh Hamilton in center and Marlon Byrd in left.
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| David Murphy went 2-for-4 on Monday with his eighth home run, a two-run shot off John Smoltz in the sixth inning. |
Our View: Murphy has been solid since the start of the season and has been a fine play anytime a right-handed starter is on the mound.
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| David Murphy was out of the lineup again on Saturday, and it appears as he will sit Sunday as well, according to MLB.com. Murphy isn't injured, but manager Ron Washington wants to sit him against most lefties. |
Our View: Now that Josh Hamilton is back, Murphy figures to see a major decrease in his playing time. It looks like Hamilton, Marlon Byrd, and Nelson Cruz will see a majority of the time, with Murphy getting spot starts against righties. He holds little-to-no fantasy value at this point.
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| David Murphy is out of tonight's lineup against the Angels with Josh Hamilton returning to action in center field, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
Our View: Marlon Byrd is slated in left field with Nelson Cruz in right. Adruw Jones is in the DH role, and skipper Ron Washington noted that he intends to rotate the five outfielders going forward.
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| David Murphy went 3-for-3 with an RBI in tonight's 5-2 win over the Rays at Rangers Ballpark. All three of his knocks were singles. |
Our View: Murphy has three hits in each of his last two games, and has at least one hit in 10 of his last 12 games - with nine RBI over that span. Keep him active in fantasy lineups while swinging a hot stick.
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| David Murphy went 1-for-3 with a single and an RBI in tonight's 2-1 win at Arizona. |
Our View: Murphy is hitting .306 over 62 at-bats this month, but only has one homer and five RBI. He doesn't offer much more to fantasy owners than a solid batting average right now.
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| David Murphy went 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 4-3 loss at Detroit. He hit a homer and two singles. |
Our View: The Rangers only mustered eight hits as a team. Murphy was in need of a solid day at the plate, as he was only hitting .200 heading into the game. He snapped a 16-game skid without a homer.
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| David Murphy went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in Monday's 6-4 win over the Orioles. He started in right field and hit second in the game. |
Our View: Two days ago, Murphy had been hitless in his first 22 at bats. He has three hits and four RBI in his past two games and appears to be breaking out of his slump. Still, the Rangers have a lot of depth in the outfield, and his role is not considered an everyday one.
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| According to MLB.com, David Murphy is not going anywhere. The struggling right fielder has been riding the pine lately but the team has stated that they have no intentions of demoting him to Triple-A. |
Our View: Murphy has yet to record a hit this season in 20 at-bats. Even though he's not getting relegated to the minors, Murphy is still not a safe fantasy play. If you own him, wait for him to break out before putting him in your lineup. Otherwise he's a quick way to drag down your average and OPS.
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| David Murphy is expected to return to the diamond Thursday, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
Our View: Murphy has been benched since Sunday while working on his swing. He is hitless over his first 18 at-bats this season.
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| David Murphy was not in the lineup against the Orioles on Wednesday night and has yet to collect a hit in 13 at-bats this year, but he still has the confidence of manager Ron Washington, according to the Dallas Morning News. "I'm going to get David in there as much as I'm going to get Marlon [Byrd] in there," Washington said. "Murph's going to get a chance to come around." |
Our View: As a left-handed hitter, Murphy shouldn't have been expected to get the start with lefty Mark Hendrickson on the mound, anyway, but it's at least encouraging to hear that the skipper hasn't lost faith. That said, with how well Byrd has been swinging the bat of late (he went 5-for-6 on Wednesday), don't be surprised if Murphy's playing time takes a hit, despite Washington's comments.
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| David Murphy was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI as the Rangers beat the Indians 8-7 on Monday. |
Our View: Despite depth in the outfielf in Texas, Murphy could be an everyday player for the Rangers as long as he is healthy. He would likely only see a day off against the league's top lefthanders.
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| Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan had some glowing words for outfielder David Murphy recently, according to the Star-Telegram. "David Murphy you've got to keep on your ballclub and you have to get him in the lineup every chance you get," Ryan said. "If you watch him, and he has four at-bats in a night, in three of the four he'll be 3-2 [in the count]. He has an unbelievable eye, works the strike zone, fouls pitches off, makes pitchers throw a lot of pitches. He can do a lot of things." |
Our View: Ryan went on to say that he would only take Murphy out of the game when he was matched up with a tough left-handed pitcher.
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| The Boston Globe reports that David Murphy has recovered from a torn PCL in his knee and he will likely be the starting left fielder for the Rangers net season. |
Our View: Murphy had a mostly strong rookie season in 2008, but his production dipped in June and July. It appears that he should be 100 percent by the start of spring training and he could provide good value on draft day.
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| Rangers rookie David Murphy might have been the front-runner for the AL rookie of the year before he injured his knee and the Dallas Morning News is reporting that the Rangers are shutting him down for the rest of the season. |
Our View: The Rangers do not want to rush Murphy back too soon and make sure he is ready for offseason workouts.
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| David Murphy got a cortisone shot in his ailing knee, and the team thinks it is possible for him to return before the season is out, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
Our View: Murphy has been a bright spot for fantasy owners this season, but do not count on him returning, as he still has not been able to do any running.
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| David Murphy, sidelined with a sprained ligament in his knee, may be in danger of being shut down for the remainder of the season. Although he has participated in batting practice, doctors have not cleared him to do any running. |
Our View: Murphy was a pleasant surprise in the fantasy world this season, but it appears the end may be near. Earlier in the day Ian Kinsler opted for season-ending surgery. Murphy is not in need of surgery, only rest.
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| After thinking that Rangers outfielder David Murphy would be ready to play on September 1, that plan is on hold and he likely will not be able to go until the end of the week, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
Our View: Murphy had a sprained right knee that he is still recovering from. He has been a productive player for fantasy owners, with 15 home runs, 74 RBI along with chipping in seven stolen bases.
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| Texas outfielder David Murphy is ready to come off the disabled list by September 1st, but the Rangers are waiting until he's 100 percent, so it could be longer than that, according to MLB.com. However, Murphy did put his injured right knee through a strenuous test on Wednesday before the Rangers game with the Royals, and everything went well. |
Our View: Murphy, who is sidelined with a strained ligament in his right knee, did a variety of baserunning simulation drills, including rounding first base on a single, going from first to third, and tagging up on a sacrifice fly. Murphy was expected to be sidelined from between two and four weeks. It's now been three weeks and his return is near. The Rangers just want to make sure.
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| David Murphy took batting practice and threw for the first time Friday since spraining his right knee, according to the Star-Telegram. Murphy also started jogging Wednesday and said his progress has improved significantly the past week.
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Our View: He is targeting September 1 for his return date to the Rangers, assuming he won't suffer any setbacks. He is a candidate for the AL Rookie of the Year award with a .275 average, 15 homers, 74 RBI, 64 runs scored, and seven stolen bases. He is surely worth waiting for as a fantasy outfielder.
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| David Murphy did some jogging Wednesday for the first time since spraining his knee, according to the Star-Telegram. He reported no pain after his session and said, "I’m getting to the point where I’m getting closer to experimenting with sprinting. The good thing is that the things I’ve done so far I’ve had no problem with."
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Our View: He could return to the Rangers in early September. He is a candidate for the AL Rookie of the Year award with a .275 average, 15 homers, 74 RBI, 64 runs scored, and seven stolen bases.
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| David Murphy is headed to the DL because of the right knee strain he suffered Wednesday, according to the Star-Telegram. He's expected to miss 2-4 weeks. |
Our View: Murphy's injury comes at a bad time for the Rangers, who are also without Milton Bradley.
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| David Murphy left Wednesday's game after suffering a right knee strain as a result of a collision with Ivan Rodriguez at the plate. |
Our View: We'll update Murphy's status when more is known.
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| David Murphy won the game with a two run single in the bottom of the ninth inning as he had three hits and four RBI for the Rangers. |
Our View: Almost no one predicted this type of success out of Murphy this year, and though he is hitting only .268, he does have 14 home runs and 71 RBI as a nice complementary bat for the Rangers.
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| David Murphy is hitting well so far in July, as he holds a .324 average (12-for-37) with three homers and eight RBI over nine games. |
Our View: Murphy should remain active in your starting lineup, and is worth targeting if you can lure him away from another owner for a favorable price.
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| David Murphy hit his third home run in five games on Friday off Chicago LHP Gavin Floyd. |
Our View: Murphy has not hit lefties well this year but made solid contact tonight. He now has an impressive 60 RBI this season.
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| David Murphy hit his 12th home run of the season in Texas' five-run fifth inning, but it wasn't enough as the Rangers fell 9-6 to the LA Angels on Monday night. |
Our View: Murphy continues to be a solid supporting cast member for the highest scoring team in the majors. His .269 average, impressive 58 RBI and 47 runs scored in 85 games makes him arguably the biggest surprise in the first half of the season.
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| David Murphy may have officially broken out of his slide on Sunday. He went 3-for-6 with three RBI, a home run and a run scored. |
Our View: Murphy's average had fallen 30 points over the past month and he was held out of the lineup with some regularity lately to study film and get extra work in the cage. It paid off on Sunday.
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| David Murphy continues to put up tremendous numbers in his effort to capture the AL Rookie of the Year award, according to the Dallas News. |
Our View: Murphy is tied for the AL rookie lead in home runs (10), is first in RBI (47), doubles (20) and is second with a .787 OPS. His minor league numbers simply don't support the level of production we have seen thus far, so don't be surprised if things slow down considerably in the second half.
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| The Rangers brought more than enough offense to the party this evening, dismissing the Royals 11-5. The leader in the clubhouse is outfielder David Murphy , going 3-for-5 at the dish with two home runs to total five RBIs and two runs scored. |
Our View: Murphy started warming up in May, hitting .280 for the month with four homers and 21 RBIs. Through the early part of June he's hitting .314 with four homers and 10 RBIs.
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| The Rangers moved forward without superstar Josh Hamilton this evening, but they earned the 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays with the help of his replacement David Murphy , going 1-for-5 with with a homer in the 1st inning. |
Our View: Murphy has eight homers on the season and is hitting .323 for the month of June, going 10-for-31.
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| David Murphy went 1-for-4 and belted a three-run homer in Saturday's 6-3 win over Oakland. |
Our View: Murphy has fared well this season as he is hitting .278 over 115 at-bats, with three homers, 18 RBI, and 16 runs. He also has three stolen bases.
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| David Murphy went 3-for-4 with three doubles, scored once and drove in a run in a 4-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Our View: Murphy has been surprisingly consistent. After his three hit performance on Thursday the outfielder raised his batting average to .305. Murphy also has three stolen bases on the season.
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| David Murphy is set to serve as the Rangers' DH today against Baltimore, according to MLB.com. Marlon Byrd will man left field. Murphy is off to a solid start, as he is hitting 9-for-22, with one homer and three RBI. |
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| David Murphy just keeps on hitting. He went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and a run on Sunday, and his average fell to .409. Murphy was supposed to be part of a platoon with Marlon Byrd and Frank Catalanotto, but his hot bat has changed the scenario, thus far. "I expected it to be more of a round-robin thing," manager Ron Washington explains to the Dallas Morning News. "But the guy is swinging a hot bat and running everything down. You can't take him out when he's going like that." |
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| David Murphy continued his impressive start to the season on Saturday night as he hit his first home run of the year for the Rangers. The kid is hitting .412 in five games this season and his bat keeps giving the club a reason to have him in the lineup. Right now he should be owned in all AL Only leagues, though rostering him a mixed league format seems a bit premature. |
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| David Murphy had two hits and three RBI on Monday as he attempts to wiggle his way into the Rangers lineup. Murphy is hitting .392 this spring but it still seems like Marlon Byrd will get the starting gig. However, there are rumors that Byrd may be on his way out of town at which point the value of Murphy could improve in the muddled Rangers outfield. |
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| David Murphy hit two home runs against the Rockies on Saturday, and now has four for the spring. He also collected four more RBI to push his spring total to nine and should have a firm grasp on a bench job with the Rangers. |
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| As expected, the Rangers recalled David Murphy from Triple-A Oklahoma Friday. Murphy, who was acquired from Boston in the Eric Gagne deal last month, hit a combined .280 with nine homers, 47 RBI and eight steals for Pawtucket and Oklahoma. |
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| The Rangers are expected to call up David Murphy from the minors today to replace the injured Jerry Hairston on the roster, according to the Dallas Morning News. Murphy, was acquired in the Eric Gagne trade, will be used off the bench. |
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| The Red Sox recalled David Murphy before Friday's game. He was hitting .283 for Triple-A Pawtucket but was called up for his defense. He struck out in his lone at-bat Friday and likely will head back down when a pitcher is recalled to start Tuesday's game. |
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