Would Rich Aurilia be a good mentor for Murphy...

Rich Aurilla is 37 y/o and appears to be at the end of his major league career, Aurilla has appeared in only 49 games this season and is hitting a mere .220/.296/.269.It's been reported that after last night's game Aurilla was seen have a long talk with a member of the coaching staff and then hugs were exchanged, so it's believed the Giants are on the verge of releasing him. The Mets have been rumored to be interested in Aurilla for years, the Brooklyn native has spent most his career in San Francisco but many feel he would have been a perfect fit on this team. A career .270 right handed hitter who was good enough to be a starter at 1B or 3B and could fill in at SS or 2B. Aurilla wasn't a flashy player but he had sound fundamentals and was a gritty, tough clubhouse leader. He played in a small market on mostly bad teams in SF, in the shadow of Bonds and Kent but in his prime reminded me of a notch down Kevin Youkilis. So what purpose do I think a non-hitting, over th...