Donnie Murphy

41-Year-Old Third Baseman3B

Free Agent

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Bats R

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Height 5'10"

Weight 195

DOB 3/10/1983

Born Lakewood, CA

College Orange Coast CC

Drafted 5th Rd 2002 KC

3BFree Agent

August 4, 2015

Murphy was released by the Brewers on Monday, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

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Murphy was squeezed out of a roster spot by the Brewers' recent minor league acquisitions. He posted just a .723 OPS in the PCL this year but could garner a look from another team.

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Jurickson Profar's shoulder injury opened a spot for Murphy on the Rangers' Opening Day roster, but he posted just a .598 OPS with a 29.7% strikeout rate in 45 games with the club and was designated for assignment in early July. From there, Murphy briefly joined the Reds' organization, playing in 10 games with Triple-A Louisville, before jumping ship to Gwinnett in August. The 31-year-old can play all around the infield, giving him some value as a utility player, but his offensive skill set has diminished from an already-below-average level, making it likely that he'll end up playing out most of the year as organizational depth in the minors.

Although Murphy has been bouncing around the majors for the better part of a decade, his 149 at-bats last year with the Cubs were the most of his career, and he responded with 11 home runs and an .849 OPS in part-time duty. He started 34 games at third base last year, and though the Cubs have a lot of options to play at the spot, he could possibly win a starting job at the hot corner until one of the youngsters is ready. Don't expect a repeat of his 2013 performance, but Murphy could once again reach double figures in home runs if he gets enough plate appearances.

Murphy won the Marlins' starting third base job out of spring training, mainly by default, but he suffered three different injuries in the first month of the season and eventually landed on the 60-day DL. By the time he returned to action, the only reason he saw any playing time at all was due to Hanley Ramirez's own health woes. He'll probably be back in a bench role, but if he's a regular starter again for any length of time something very bad has happened in Miami.

Murphy struggled with an elbow injury and then struggled at the plate upon his return, making his minor-league deal with the Orioles the most attractive option this winter. The fact that he could surface again in the majors shouldn't entice you at all.

Murphy's bat has come around recently, making him the A's best utility infielder candidate now that Marco Scutaro has been shipped off to Toronto. He has enough pop to be an adequate injury fill-in for whenever Bobby Crosby gets hurt next, so there could be some value potential here as an endgame option in deeper leagues.

Murphy first saw major league action as an overmatched 21-year-old. Just three years later, he had somewhat regressed as a hitter (his earlier forte) while improving as a second baseman under the tutelage of Frank White. The offensive troubles may have been caused by injuries, however. Seeing the upper level full with Mark Grudzielanek, Esteban German, Jeff Keppinger and others, the Royals sent him to Oakland for cash, where he will likely try to rebound offensively in 2007.

Murphy moved up to Double-A Wichita and continued to hit the ball well, finishing with a .313 average and nice power numbers. But the Royals, once again, couldn't contain themselves and called him up to the big leagues for the second straight season. Predictably, he fell on his face and now has a career Major League average of .163 with 30 strikeouts in 39 games. Not ready and not among the likely candidates for a starting role in Kansas City in 2006, Murphy will spend another year honing his craft in the minors and just may be ready for a September call-up by the end of the year.

You can’t fault the Royals too much for awarding Murphy a September trip to the big leagues, but you also can’t fault Murphy for showing very little in that stint. The second baseman developed offensively during his Single-A season in Wilmington, hitting .255 with 31 doubles and 10 home runs. That output garnered him a trip to the Royals and a trip to the Arizona Fall League. The AFL-championship-deciding grand slam highlighted a dismal performance for Murphy, who hit .214 and struck out 25 times in 84 at-bats.

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