| 6/13/2013 11:04:00 AM |
Description: Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy has collected six hits in nine career at-bats against Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright. | Insight: That's a .667 average. Murphy is only hitting .215 with a .584 OPS over his last 15 games, so perhaps a matchup with Wainwright Thursday will help get his bat going. | | |
| 6/9/2013 5:33:00 PM |
Description: Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and a steal Sunday against the Marlins. | Insight: Murphy came in 3-for-26 (.115) with one RBI over his last five games. He has five homers this season, just one off the number he has had in each of the last two seasons. | | |
| 5/21/2013 10:50:00 AM |
Description: New York second baseman Daniel Murphy is just 1-for-10 over his career against Reds starter Mike Leake. | Insight: He's batting .375 over the past week and is posting solid second baseman numbers (.293, 4 HR, 27 runs, 19 RBI). This matchup, however, should be avoided. | | |
| Hot | 5/16/2013 9:48:00 PM |
Description: New York second baseman Daniel Murphy went 4-for-4 Thursday in a win over St. Louis. | Insight: He's batting .500 over his last five games (10-for-20). Murphy is on pace for 72 RBI, which is seven more than he had last season. | | |
| Hot | 4/21/2013 10:51:00 AM |
Description: Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy is batting .355 with two homers, 12 RBIs and 17 runs in 16 games this season, and he'll meet Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann Sunday. Murphy is 7-for-21 (.333) with two doubles and a homer against Zimmermann. | Insight: Murphy has been batting second, which has allowed him to score plenty of runs to start the season. He's a career .294 hitter and is best used at second base, though he's also eligible at first. | | |
| Hot | 4/18/2013 8:18:00 PM |
Description: Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy is batting .352 with 15 runs through 14 games. | Insight: Murphy has been batting second, and David Wright and John Buck have been driving him in frequently. The infielder is a career .294 hitter and is a solid fantasy option at second base in 12-team leagues. | | |
| Hot | 4/14/2013 11:12:00 AM |
Description: Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy carries a .400 lifetime average versus Twins righthander Kevin Correia. | Insight: The two are set to face off Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. Murphy (.381, 2 HR, 11 RBI) is off to a hot start and it's doubtful Correia will be able to slow him down. | | |
| Hot | 4/12/2013 9:55:00 AM |
Description: New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy is a stunning 10-for-15 against Minnesota right-hander Vance Worley. | Insight: Murphy is off to an excellent start this season, batting .303 with a pair of homers and a .997 OPS. Hot hitter plus favorable matchup equals must start. | | |
| 3/24/2013 9:24:00 AM |
Description: New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy (intercostal strain) has been cleared to play in a minor league game, according to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com. | Insight: Murphy suffered a setback in a minor league game last week. Mets manager Terry Collins said that Murphy would need to play in a game by this weekend to be ready for Opening Day, according to Jorge Castillo of the Star-Ledger. He's still not guaranteed to avoid the DL, however. | | |
| 2/18/2013 2:05:00 PM |
Description: New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy will miss about a week with an intercostal muscle injury, according to ESPN's Adam Rubin. | Insight: Murphy put up low-end roster fantasy value numbers last season, batting .291 with 62 runs, 6 HR, 65 RBI, 10 SB with a .735 OPS. He showed double-digit home run power back in 2009 and could yet develop into a viable fantasy starter. | | |
| 9/10/2012 6:57:00 PM |
Description: New York second baseman Daniel Murphy is not in the lineup for Monday's game against Washington. | Insight: Murphy went 3-for-4 Sunday with a pair of doubles. Ronny Cedeno (.275, 4 HR, 22 RBI) will take Murphy's place at second base. | | |
| 9/9/2012 10:59:00 AM |
Description: You would be wise to slot New York second baseman Daniel Murphy into your starting lineup on Sunday. He's hitting a terrific .429 for his career against Braves righthander Tommy Hanson. | Insight: Murphy (.287, 5 HR, 55 RBI) had his nine-game hitting streak snapped on Saturday but we're confident he'll be able to start a new streak on Sunday. | | |
| 8/30/2012 12:57:00 PM |
Description: Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy has never had much luck against Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick. In 11 career at bats against him, Murphy has collected only two hits. | Insight: If history repeats itself, Murphy (.285, 4 HR, 53 RBI) should be in for a rough afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. | | |
| 8/26/2012 8:31:00 PM |
Description: An MRI on New York second baseman Daniel Murphy's injured right shoulder didn't show any structural damage. | Insight: The Mets are hoping Murphy will return to the lineup Tuesday night against the Phillies. | | |
| Cold | 8/16/2012 3:56:00 PM |
Description: New York second baseman Daniel Murphy won't start Thursday's game against Cincinnati. | Insight: Murphy's recent 3-for-26 slide could have something to do with his benching. | | |
| 7/19/2012 11:52:00 AM |
Description: Mets second base Daniel Murphy is getting the afternoon off Thursday against the Nationals. | Insight: Murphy (.289, 3 HRs, 43 RBIs) has appeared in all but two of New York's 91 games so far this season so he's probably due for a day of rest. He went 0-4 in Wednesday night's game after an impressive 2-for-2 effort on Tuesday. | | |
| Cold | 6/27/2012 5:23:00 PM |
Description: Mets infielder Daniel Murphy had three hits and his first two homers of the season Wednesday against the Cubs. | Insight: Murphy has been ice cold, picking up just 10 hits in 67 at-bats since June 4 prior to Wednesday. Consider Wednesday an aberration that is unlikely to occur again. | | |
| 6/15/2012 10:19:00 PM |
Description: Mets infielder Daniel Murphy went 0-for-4 against the Reds Friday. | Insight: Murphy was hitting .331 on May 18, but since then he's gone into an average-crushing tailspin. The infielder is hitting .186 (18-for-97) in his last 26 games as his batting average has slipped to .275. Considering batting average was the only category Murphy was consistently contributing in earlier this season, he can be cut loose now. | | |
| 6/7/2012 4:08:00 PM |
Description: Mets infielder Daniel Murphy snapped out of a horrendous 0-19 spill by collecting two hits Thursday in New York's 3-1 win over the Nationals. | Insight: Murphy flied out and grounded into a double play in his first two at bats of the afternoon but he was able to rebound nicely with a pair of singles later on in the game. He's now batting .290 for the year with 23 RBIs in 58 games. | | |
| 5/5/2012 8:41:00 PM |
Description: Daniel Murphy was unstoppable Saturday against the Diamondbacks. The Mets second baseman exploded for four hits, raising his season average to .315. | Insight: Murphy was sitting at .288 at the start of the afternoon so his average increased by 27 points. Murphy is hitting well for average right now but he continues to show us very limited power. All four of his base hits Saturday were singles and he has still yet to homer in 2012. | | |
