DAVID MURPHY RUMORS & GOSSIP

New look, new faces, new year at MLB spring training

Just 106 days after the surprising St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series, baseball returns this weekend when pitchers and catchers for the Seattle Mariners report to spring training in Peoria, Ariz. There's been a whole lot of change since the Texas Rangers' David Murphy flied out to Allen Craig for the final out of 2011. Tony La Russa is gone. Bobby Valentine is back.
Via Post-Gazette  |  21 hours ago

Texas Rangers Re-Sign David Murphy, Mike Adams, Mark Lowe

The Texas Rangers have ensured three key pieces to the team’s consecutive World Series trips will stick around for at least one more season. On Monday, Rangers outfielder David Murphy and relievers Mark Lowe and Mike Adams each agreed to new contracts with the team. For whatever reason, Murphy’s new deal is only for one year and worth $3.625 million. The Rangers need the consistent...
Via Rant Sports  |  26 days ago

Murphy loves attention RG3 bringing to Baylor

DALLAS Texas Rangers outfielder David Murphy has never met another one of Baylor's most famous athletes current Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III. But like just about everyone who has met RG3, Murphy is a big fan. "I did go on the Internet the other day and I did purchase an 'I heart RG3 t-shirt,'" Murphy said. Murphy's certainly not alone in his affection for the Baylor...
Via Fox Sports Southwest  |  December 14, 2011

Ryan Murphy talks Franc-ly

ARLINGTON, Texas - When Texas Rangers outfielder David Murphy thinks of the Red Sox, two names generally spring...
Via Boston Herald Sports  |  October 08, 2011

Murphy is easy to root for

ARLINGTON, Tex. -- It's hard not to root for a guy like Texas outfielder David Murphy. He does everything the right way. He plays the game hard. He's a good teammate. He never complains. And as plenty of Texas fans can tell you, he's a native Texan. All those things would probably mean very little though if Murphy didn't produce at the plate. For the last two Septembers...
Via Fox Sports Southwest  |  September 14, 2011

Will the Rangers trade David Murphy?

With Josh Hamilton coming off the Disabled List, left fielder David Murphy again became the team's fourth outfielder and may become expendable. T.R Sullivan of MLB.com points out that left fielders around the Majors have a combined .713 OPS, the lowest from that position in the past 30 years, and numbers suggest Murphy could help a lot of teams in an everyday role. “It...
Via PRO Rumors  |  May 31, 2011

Murphy's pinch-hit double lifts Rangers

David Murphy hit a two-run pinch-hit double in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Rangers to a 9-5 victory over the Red Sox on Opening Day at the Ballpark in Arlington.
Via mlb.com  |  April 01, 2011

Easy to Overlook David Murphy

When casually thinking about David Murphy it seems easy to lump him in with the Justin Smoaks and Chris Davises of the world. He's just another young guy that hasn't lived up to his potential right? After all, he was a first round draft pick for the Red Sox way back in 2003. He failed to flourish in the Red Sox system so the Red Sox traded him away along with two other prospects...
Via The Flagrant Fan  |  January 07, 2011

Arbitration Watch: David Murphy Agrees To 1-Yr Deal with Rangers Worth $2.4 Million

The Texas Rangers announced this afternoon that they have come to terms with arbitration eligible outfield, David Murphy, on a one year contract that will pay him $2.4 million in 2011.  Murphy has played three and a half seasons with the Rangers after coming over from Boston along with Kason Gabbard and Engel Beltre in exchange for Eric Gagne and cash. This was his...
Via The Biz of Baseball  |  January 06, 2011

David Murphy, Yankee Killer

If a hitter is good enough and/or has just the right combination of skills to play in the majors for a very long time, and is fortunate enough to have the high-leverage stars align perfectly in his favor often enough, and is opportunistic enough to cash in on such chances whenever they fall into his lap, he might have a game like David Murphy had last night once every 2-3 full seasons...
Via Baseball Time in Arlington  |  August 11, 2010
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