Murphy, Daniel

Murphy had bout a season and a half of minor league work out of college before being called to the show and batting a surprising .313. In spring of 2009, Murphy was tried at second base, leading fantasy owners salivating at the prospect of his bringing 1B/OF stats to the middle infield. Alas, not even the 2009 Metropolitans could throw Daniel to the second base lions. So a 1B/OF he remains, just not a very good one.

As of this writing and despite the signing of Mike Jacobs, Murphy appears to the the Mets starting first baseman for 2010. He's an excellent contact-type hitter who rarely strikes out. He batted better at Citifield than on the road by nearly 200 points of OPS. Tough lefties have little problem getting him out, so you should expect he will sit against lefties on a regular basis.

The Mets context should be much better than 2009 with several key players returning from injuries and the bounce back of David Wright. Still Murphy doesn't run much and has very little power. He was a very high average hitter in college (at Jacksonville which has an excellent program) and when allowed to stay in one place, as a professional. His value is limited in CI leagues, and nearly non-existent in mixed leagues even if he does start. .285-50-10-65-5. 475ABs