Daniel Murphy Fantasy Stats

The Los Angeles Angels signed former New York Mets first baseman Daniel Murphy to a minor-league deal on Monday. Murphy was hitting an impressive .331/.410/.451 with two home runs in Independent baseball for the Long Island Ducks in the Atlantic League. The 38-year-old left-handed hitter has 12 years of big-league experience, but he hasn't played in the majors since hitting .236 (29-for-123) with three doubles, three home runs, 16 RBI and 10 runs scored in 40 games for the Colorado Rockies in 2020. The three-time All-Star is likely to report to Triple-A Salt Lake, where he'll provide the Halos with some more infield insurance. In his prime, Murphy was an excellent contact hitter, but he never hit more than 25 home runs in a single season.

Free-agent first baseman Daniel Murphy announced on Friday that he is retiring from Major League Baseball after 12 seasons. The 35-year-old was a three-time All-Star and a .296 career hitter with the New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies. He was the MVP of the National League Championship Series in 2015 when the Mets reached the World Series and was also the NL MVP runner-up in 2016 with the Nationals. Murphy hit just .269 with 16 home runs and 94 RBI in 172 games in his two seasons with the Rockies in 2019-20 and was replaced at first base last year by Josh Fuentes. He hit just .236 with a .608 OPS in the shortened 2020 season. Murphy was the only player to hit a home run in six straight playoff games.

The Colorado Rockies declined infielder Daniel Murphy's $12 million option on Wednesday, ending his two-year stint with the organization and making him a free agent. The 35-year-old will receive a $6 million buyout. Murphy hit a disappointing .269 with 16 home runs and 94 RBI in 172 games with the Rockies the last two seasons and dealt with a finger injury in 2019 that curtailed his production at the plate. The veteran left-handed hitter was replaced by Josh Fuentes at first base in 2020. The three-time All-Star has batted .296 in his career in stops with the Mets, Nationals, Cubs and Rockies. After underperforming at hitter-friendly Coors Field the last two seasons, Murphy may find a cold free-agent market this winter.

Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the San Diego Padres. Ryan McMahon is shifting over to cover first base while Garrett Hampson is getting the start at second base. This will be the second time in the past three games that Murphy is on the bench, a concerning trend for the veteran. Murphy had a decent month of August, slashing .288/.310/.425 with three home runs and 14 RBI, but he is just 1-for-13 so far in September. Hampson and Sam Hilliard are the primary threats to Murphy's playing time and Hampson has had the hottest bat of the group this year, which has resulted in Murphy seeing less playing time.

Colorado Rockies youngsters Garrett Hampson, Sam Hilliard and Brendan Rodgers could be options for the designated hitter with the universal DH in play this year, but the Rockies will likely use first baseman/second baseman Daniel Murphy for much of the time. With Murphy at DH, Ryan McMahon could play first, with Hampson or Rodgers at the keystone. Murphy, 35, hit just .279/.328/.452 with 13 home runs and 78 RBI in 132 games in his first year in Colorado, but serving as the primary DH could keep him fresher at the plate. Oft-injured outfielder David Dahl would be another option. More playing time for Hilliard would be intriguing to fantasy owners in deeper leagues, as the left-handed hitter had seven home runs and a 136 OPS+ in 87 plate appearances last year after hitting 35 home runs in Triple-A.

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story and first baseman Daniel Murphy are not in Thursday's lineup against the St. Louis Cardinals. Both appear to be fine health-wise. Garrett Hampson plays short batting sixth and Josh Fuentes bats seventh playing first base. Moving up in the lineup are outfielder Raimel Tapia and second baseman Ryan McMahon. It's a Coors game against St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas, McMahon could be an okay DFS value play, but none of the other Rockies outside of premium options Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon are very enticing.

Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy singled and walked twice in the team's loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday. It was the first time Murphy scored two runs in a game in nearly a month, and they were just his second and third walks of August. Murphy has really struggled to hit for power this season. His HR/FB rate has fallen for the third straight year, and while he's hit 25 doubles, he'll likely finish with less than 15 home runs for the second straight season. It's not clear yet whether this is age catching up to the 34-year-old or a result of his early hand injury, but either way, this certainly isn't what the Rockies expected when they signed Murphy in the offseason.

Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy set a career high when he drove in six runs against the Reds on Friday to help his team secure the win. Murphy set the tone for the day when he launched a three-run homer in the first inning that fell deep in the right-center seats. Murphy's 11th home run of the season comes one day after he drilled his 10th of the year against his former team, the Nationals. Since missing the first month of the season, Murphy has put together a pretty solid year, hitting .289 and knocking in 57 runs.

Following an ugly start to the season with a terrible thumb injury, Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy has settled right back into his groove. Murphy blasted one into the pool in right-center to get the scoring started in the top of the second inning, and he's now knocked in 44 runs in the first half of the season, even though he missed nearly 30 games. Murphy's numbers are surprisingly in line with his career stats even though hand injuries usually sap hitters' power. The 34-year-old should be a lock to put up solid numbers in the second half, and Colorado's powerful lineup will certainly continue to inflate his RBI totals.

Colorado Rockies infielder Daniel Murphy (rest) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers. The 34-year-old lefty will take a seat against Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw as Mark Reynolds will bat fifth and play first base. Murphy has totalled six home runs, 42 RBI, 24 runs and a .281 batting average through 56 games and 217 plate appearances in 2019. Reynolds could be avoided in daily fantasy formats.