| Cold | 5/3/2013 4:49:00 PM |
Description: Texas left fielder David Murphy is not in the starting lineup Friday against Boston for the fourth straight game. | Insight: Murphy was handed a starting job after Josh Hamilton signed with the Angels but he is hitting .174 with two homers in 92 at-bats. Boston's Felix Doubront is the fourth straight lefty starter Texas has faced, leaving Murphy marooned on the bench in favor of Jeff Baker. | | |
| Cold | 4/23/2013 1:29:00 PM |
Description: Texas left fielder David Murphy is just 1-for-19 over his career against Angels lefty Jason Vargas with five strikeouts and a .195 OPS. | Insight: Murphy is currently hitting below the Mendoza Line and this ugly matchup isn't likely to help the situation. Sit him. | | |
| Cold | 4/18/2013 12:22:00 PM |
Description: Texas left fielder David Murphy is in the midst of a 2-for-16 slump and he's probably not going to snap out of it Thursday versus Chicago. Murphy has just one hit in 10 career at bats versus Cubs righthander Carlos Villanueva. | Insight: Murphy is having a miserable season (.160 AVG in 13 games) and should be benched in all formats until further notice. | | |
| Cold | 4/7/2013 10:50:00 AM |
Description: Rangers outfielder David Murphy has a .143 average with 11 strikeouts in 49 at-bats against Los Angeles Angels right-hander Jered Weaver. | Insight: Murphy was a platoon player last season but he was handed the starting left field job when Josh Hamilton signed with the Angels. He is 3-for-19 with five Ks this season and should be avoided Sunday. | | |
| 9/27/2012 1:47:00 PM |
Description: Texas left fielder David Murphy will get the day off Thursday against Oakland. | Insight: Josh Hamilton (.286, 43 HR, 124 RBI) will slide over to left to take Murphy's place. Craig Gentry (.309, 1 HR, 26 RBI) will get the start in center. | | |
| 9/23/2012 11:15:00 AM |
Description: Rangers left fielder David Murphy has never gotten a hit in 14 career at bats against Mariners starter Jason Vargas. | Insight: Doesn't exactly sound like starting outfielder material does it? Bench Murphy (.311, 14 HR, 58 RBI) in all fantasy formats for Sunday's game against Seattle. | | |
| 9/16/2012 11:10:00 AM |
Description: Texas outfielder David Murphy is a fantasy must-start Sunday against Seattle's Blake Beavan. He's hitting .417 versus Beavan in 12 previous at bats. | Insight: Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre get most of the attention but Murphy has been just as dangerous for the Rangers in 2012 (.313, 13 HR, 55 RBI). Expect him to have another strong game on Sunday. | | |
| 9/15/2012 10:06:00 AM |
Description: Rangers left fielder David Murphy is hitless in 11 tries against Seattle right-hander Jason Vargas. | Insight: Murphy is having a fine season, batting .315 with 13 HR, 54 RBI and a .890 OPS, but Saturday is not a good matchup. | | |
| Cold | 9/9/2012 10:39:00 AM |
Description: Rangers left fielder David Murphy has produced a stellar .314 average in 125 games this season but he's not the guy you want to start Sunday against James Shields. He's struggled to a .167 average against the Rays ace in 18 previous at bats. | Insight: Murphy produced a torrid 11-for-19 stretch earlier in the month but since then he's just two for his last 18. | | |
| Hot | 9/2/2012 9:25:00 PM |
Description: Texas left fielder David Murphy burned the Indians for three hits on Sunday including his 13th home run of the season. | Insight: Sunday's three-hit effort capped a tremendous weekend for Murphy, who is now nine for his last 15 at the plate. | | |
| 8/16/2012 7:18:00 PM |
Description: Rangers outfielder David Murphy had three hits and two RBIs Thursday against the Yankees to raise his average to an even .300. | Insight: Murphy is a platoon player, but he actually has 17 hits in 44 at-bats (.372) against lefties this season, including an RBI double off Boone Logan in the seventh inning Thursday. The outfielder is hitting .286 with 10 homers against right-handers. Consider him a solid OF4 in 12-team leagues. | | |
| 7/30/2012 4:16:00 PM |
Description: Rangers outfielder David Murphy is just 5-for-25 in his career against Angels starter Ervin Santana. | Insight: Murphy is hitting .275 with nine homers and 32 RBIs in 207 at-bats against right-handers this season, but he hasn't had success against the Angels starter. Keep him on the bench Monday. | | |
| 7/27/2012 7:47:00 PM |
Description: Rangers outfielder David Murphy won't be in the starting lineup Friday night against Chicago. | Insight: Texas has been using Craig Gentry (.339, 1 HRs, 22 RBIs) against lefthanded starting pitchers and that's the case again Friday as the Rangers face White Sox southpaw Chris Sale (11-3, 2.37 ERA). | | |
| Cold | 7/23/2012 6:54:00 PM |
Description: Texas outfielder David Murphy isn't starting Monday night's tilt against the Red Sox. | Insight: Since going 6-for-9 with seven RBIs over a two-game stretch in late June, Murphy (.274, 9 HRs, 32 RBIs) has hit just .194 with no extra base hits or RBIs. | | |
| 7/22/2012 11:21:00 AM |
Description: Rangers outfielder David Murphy has been an expert at hitting against Los Angeles righthander Dan Haren throughout his career. In 22 at bats, he's batting .409 versus the Angels starter. | Insight: Murphy (.278, 9 HRs, 32 RBIs) hasn't driven in a run since June 28 but we wouldn't be surprised if that streak ended Sunday versus Haren (6-8, 4.86 ERA). | | |
| 7/3/2012 7:45:00 PM |
Description: Rangers outfielder David Murphy will take a seat on the bench Tuesday when Texas takes on the White Sox. | Insight: Murphy (.286, 9 HRs, 32 RBIs) actually hasn't started a game for the Rangers since Friday but when he's been in the lineup he's been productive. He's six for his last 10 at the plate with two homers and seven RBIs. | | |
| 6/30/2012 6:55:00 PM |
Description: Rangers outfielder David Murphy will get the night off Saturday against Oakland. | Insight: Murphy (.288, 9 HRs, 32 RBIs) is 6-for-9 with two homers and seven RBIs over his last three games though most of that damage came during a monster 4-5 effort Wednesday versus Detroit. | | |
| 6/25/2012 9:45:00 AM |
Description: Rangers outfielder David Murphy is a career .714 hitter (5-for-7) versus Detroit starter Rick Porcello with a home run and an OPS of 1.857. | Insight: Murphy has hit .308 for the past month, but his hot bat cooled last week when he batted just 1-for-9 over three games. It's hard to stay hot when you only play three games a week, but he has a favorable matchup on Monday. | | |
| Hot | 6/17/2012 2:19:00 PM |
Description: Rangers outfielder David Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros. | Insight: Though he won't be in the lineup Sunday, Murphy has hit .474 (9-19) with two homers and six RBIs over his last five games. Who knows how long Murphy can stay hot for, but he could be a nice fantasy pickup and it probably wouldn't cost you anything: he's available in almost 93 percent of fantasy leagues right now. | | |
| 6/14/2012 11:17:00 PM |
Description: Rangers outfielder David Murphy had a homer and two RBIs Thursday against Arizona. | Insight: Murphy has hit one out in each of the last two games after not hitting one since May 20. He's not someone to own in mixed leagues but you could do worse in AL-only leagues. He gets on base and gets a lot of playing time in baseball's best lineup. | | |
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