According to what Terry Collins just told Mike Francesa on WFAN, moving Daniel Murphy to first base isn’t just to see Jordany Valdespin at second. There will be a platoon, with Justin Turner facing lefties, Valdespin righties. The only issue with this is Turner, while right-handed, is a significantly better… Read More →
Look, I don’t think moving Daniel Murphy to first base for a week, or whatever this turns out to be, will ruin his progress. But Daniel Murphy has worked hard to become a viable major league second baseman, and succeeded. Per Ultimate Zone Rating, Murphy is above average this year…. Read More →
It’s probably worth taking a look at what the Mets have in Daniel Murphy. Through a third of the season, Murphy now has an OPS+ of 121. That’s good for sixth among the 19 second basemen who are currently qualified for the batting title. And with the plan to let… Read More →
Murphy back tomorrow. Wright hopefully back Saturday. Terry ready to head north, clearly.
In the abstract, it shouldn’t be a huge problem that David Wright and Daniel Murphy, the team’s expected 3B and 2B, might start the year on the disabled list. Both have injuries that aren’t considered major, and Opening Day, for all the attention associated with it, is just 1 of… Read More →
Yesterday, Terry Collins talked about putting Ronny Cedeno and Ruben Tejada into a platoon. This comes on the heels of looking to get Kelly Shoppach more playing time against righties at catcher, at the expense of Josh Thole, and Justin Turner more regular time at second base, at the expense… Read More →
Earlier this week, I touched on the knock-on effects that failing to do things like retain Jose Reyes has on the New York Mets’ ability to compete. But we have a particularly useful example of how this is true in the trade offer the Mets declined from San Diego. The… Read More →
Entering the 2012 season, the New York Mets had two players they hoped would learn new positions well enough to justify their bats in the lineup. One was Lucas Duda in right field. The other was Daniel Murphy at second base. The verdict is in on Duda; he failed to… Read More →
Look, there’s plenty of negativity about Dillon Gee out there, and rightfully so. People are concerned about the blood clot in his pitching shoulder. The timeframe looks like months, not weeks, to get him back. We’ll wait and see, but it is a sad thing to have happen to a… Read More →
On the eve of the Subway Series, part two, we seem to have a quarterback controversy brewing at second base. Daniel Murphy, the incumbent, has been in a horrendous slump, hitting just .192 since May 16 following a .336 start. And even that start was deceptive, with his power disappearing… Read More →
It has now been 11 months and two days since Daniel Murphy hit a home run. Times were different then. Muammar Qaddafi and Kim-Jong Il roamed the earth. Rick Perry was the frontrunner for the Republican preidential nomination. And almost nobody had heard of Lena Dunham. Still, while consistency is… Read More →
I think every time I hear someone, on WFAN, on Twitter, or just out on the street, want to move Daniel Murphy from second base, a small part of me dies. This may sound extreme. But hear me out. The Murphy experiment is going as well as anyone could possibly… Read More →
Heading over to Mets-Nats, where we will have an afternoon of live-tweet goodness (follow @lohudmets) and postgame discussion. Just wanted to touch base on Daniel Murphy, who blew several double plays last night, and Lucas Duda, who missed a very catchable ball. If both players fail to improve defensively, they… Read More →
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Like most of the other positions on the baseball field, second base offers a wide range of outcomes for the Mets. The version where Daniel Murphy stays healthy and can hold down the position defensively is actually a potential boon to the team on par with Johan Santana regaining his… Read More →