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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook
There was no outlook written for Matt Murton in 2013. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
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Matt Murton Contract Information:
In November of 2011, Murton agreed to a contract to remain with the Hanshin Tigers.
September 18, 2012 – Matt Murton News
RotoWire Fantasy Analysis
Murton is likely to play for the Hanshin Tigers again in 2013, the Kyodo news service reports.
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| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | G | PA | AB | R | H | XBH | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22 | A | Day | 24 | 89 | 79 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 | .326 | .367 | .693 |
| 2004 | 22 | A | Sar | 102 | 425 | 376 | 60 | 113 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .301 | .372 | .452 | .824 |
| 2005 | 23 | AA | WES | 78 | 350 | 313 | 46 | 107 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 29 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .342 | .403 | .498 | .901 |
| 2005 | 23 | AAA | IOW | 9 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .421 | .500 | .921 |
| 2005 | 23 | MAJ | CHN | 51 | 160 | 140 | 19 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .321 | .386 | .521 | .908 |
| 2006 | 24 | MAJ | CHN | 144 | 508 | 455 | 70 | 136 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .299 | .367 | .446 | .813 |
| 2007 | 25 | AAA | IOW | 39 | 172 | 151 | 30 | 50 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .331 | .407 | .570 | .977 |
| 2007 | 25 | MAJ | CHN | 94 | 261 | 235 | 35 | 66 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .352 | .438 | .791 |
| 2008 | 26 | AAA | IOW | 54 | 225 | 191 | 26 | 57 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .298 | .397 | .382 | .779 |
| 2008 | 26 | AAA | SAC | 86 | 370 | 321 | 45 | 93 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .290 | .377 | .399 | .776 |
| 2008 | 26 | MAJ | OAK | 9 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .129 | .133 | .262 |
| 2008 | 26 | MAJ | CHN | 19 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .286 | .300 | .586 |
| 2008 (Multiple Teams) | 26 | MAJ | OAK/CHN | 28 | 73 | 70 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .186 | .219 | .229 | .448 |
| 2009 | 27 | AAA | COL | 97 | 424 | 373 | 72 | 121 | 40 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 79 | 12 | 2 | 39 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .324 | .389 | .499 | .888 |
| 2009 | 27 | MAJ | COL | 29 | 56 | 52 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .304 | .404 | .707 |
| Career (View All) | MAJ | 346 | 1058 | 952 | 134 | 273 | 80 | 46 | 5 | 29 | 112 | 10 | 3 | 93 | 149 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .287 | .353 | .437 | .790 |
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▼ Advanced Stats ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats ▼ Games By Position
No No Yes| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | PA | AB | Walk Rate | Strikeout Rate | BB/K Ratio | Contact Rate | BABIP | Isolated Power |
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| 2004 | 22 | A | Day | 89 | 79 | 9% | 11.2% | 0.80 | 87% | .269 | .114 |
| 2004 | 22 | A | Sar | 425 | 376 | 9.9% | 14.4% | 0.69 | 84% | .336 | .151 |
| 2005 | 23 | AA | WES | 350 | 313 | 8.3% | 12% | 0.69 | 87% | .376 | .156 |
| 2005 | 23 | AAA | IOW | 38 | 34 | 10.5% | 21.1% | 0.50 | 76% | .440 | .147 |
| 2005 | 23 | MAJ | CHN | 160 | 140 | 10% | 13.8% | 0.73 | 84% | .342 | .200 |
| 2006 | 24 | MAJ | CHN | 508 | 455 | 8.9% | 12.2% | 0.73 | 86% | .324 | .147 |
| 2007 | 25 | AAA | IOW | 172 | 151 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1.00 | 88% | .346 | .239 |
| 2007 | 25 | MAJ | CHN | 261 | 235 | 10% | 14.9% | 0.67 | 83% | .309 | .157 |
| 2008 | 26 | AAA | IOW | 225 | 191 | 12.9% | 8.9% | 1.45 | 90% | .329 | .084 |
| 2008 | 26 | AAA | SAC | 370 | 321 | 11.4% | 10.8% | 1.05 | 88% | .326 | .109 |
| 2008 | 26 | MAJ | OAK | 31 | 30 | 3.2% | 22.6% | 0.14 | 77% | .130 | .033 |
| 2008 | 26 | MAJ | CHN | 42 | 40 | 2.4% | 11.9% | 0.20 | 88% | .286 | .050 |
| 2008 (Multiple Teams) | 26 | MAJ | OAK/CHN | 73 | 70 | 2.7% | 16.4% | 0.17 | 83% | .224 | .043 |
| 2009 | 27 | AAA | COL | 424 | 373 | 9.2% | 12.3% | 0.75 | 86% | .353 | .175 |
| 2009 | 27 | MAJ | COL | 56 | 52 | 7.1% | 25% | 0.29 | 73% | .324 | .154 |
| Career | MAJ | 1058 | 952 | 8.8% | 14.1% | 0.62 | 84% | .315 | .150 |
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▲ Basic Stats ▲ Split Stats ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats ▲ Games By Position
No NoCareer Batter vs. Pitcher Stats (View All Matchup Data)
Best Matchups for Matt Murton (by OPS, min 3 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Corpas | COL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| Enrique Gonzalez | DET | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| Joba Chamberlain | NY-A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| Ramon Ortiz | TOR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| Dave Bush | TOR | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .417 | .833 | 1.295 |
| Aaron Harang | SEA | 23 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .348 | .783 | 1.130 |
| Cole Hamels | PHI | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.125 |
| Brett Myers | CLE | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .778 | 1.111 |
| Tom Gorzelanny | MIL | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .600 | 1.100 |
| Zach Duke | WAS | 28 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .393 | .607 | 1.040 |
Worst Matchups for Matt Murton (by OPS, min 3 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
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| Jose Contreras | PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Kyle Davies | MIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Matt Harrison | TEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Freddy Garcia | BAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Chad Qualls | MIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Nate Robertson | TEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ervin Santana | KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Eric Stults | SD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Matt Belisle | COL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Chad Billingsley | LA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Note: Stats are from 2002 through the 2012 season. Jump To: ▲ Basic Stats ▲ Split Stats ▲ Advanced Stats ▲ Games By Position
Matt Murton: Past News Updates ( ▲ View most recent update )
11/30/2011
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2013
There was no outlook written for Matt Murton.
2009
Murton failed to capitalize on a fresh start after being acquired from the Cubs and was sent down for good in late July after a 30 at-bat flop. It's hard to see a scenario where he'll get more than 200 at-bats in the A's outfield in 2009 with their offseason focus to acquire more offense. There are skills here, but they've been hidden for a few years now.
2008
After a strong second half of 2006, Murton was shuttled in and out of the lineup last season and even sent down to Triple-A Iowa during the summer. Murton hits for average, has good on-base skills and supplies a little power, but the Cubs want a left-handed-hitting corner outfielder, and at this point, a full-time gig doesn't seem to be in the cards -- at least in Chicago. If Murton were traded to a team that would play him full time, he's a good bet to score close to 100 runs.
2007
Murton fought off a June slump and subsequent benching by then-manager Dusty Baker to finish his first full season strong: he went .319/.390/.522 in 207 at-bats after the All-Star break. He has decent contact skills, will draw a walk and hits for modest power. He'll also steal a handful of bags. Now that he's heading into his third year and has 595 career at-bats under his belt, Murton's a candidate to take a major step up, assuming, of course, the Cubs don't sit him too often against right-handed pitchers. Consider him a sleeper.
2006
Murton made a strong case for the Cubs Opening Day left field job last summer, showing good plate discipline and hitting for average and power in 140 big league at-bats. The Cubs don't even have a right fielder at press time, so despite having veteran-loving Dusty Baker as his manager, Murton has a good chance to land a regular spot in the lineup. Murton can also run a little, as evidenced by his 18 steals in 78 games at Double-A last year.
2005
The 30th overall pick in the 2003 draft, Murton held his own at high Single-A last season, going .301/.372/.452. He's shown decent plate discipline and a fair amount of pop so far, but the true test will be at Double-A where he'll almost certainly begin the year.
