The Los Angeles Angels signed former New York Mets first baseman Daniel Murphy to a minor-league deal on Monday. Murphy was hitting an impressive .331/.410/.451 with two home runs in Independent baseball for the Long Island Ducks in the Atlantic League. The 38-year-old left-handed hitter has 12 years of big-league experience, but he hasn't played in the majors since hitting .236 (29-for-123) with three doubles, three home runs, 16 RBI and 10 runs scored in 40 games for the Colorado Rockies in ...

Free-agent first baseman Daniel Murphy announced on Friday that he is retiring from Major League Baseball after 12 seasons. The 35-year-old was a three-time All-Star and a .296 career hitter with the New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies. He was the MVP of the National League Championship Series in 2015 when the Mets reached the World Series and was also the NL MVP runner-up in 2016 with the Nationals. Murphy hit just .269 with 16 home runs and 94 RBI in 172 ...

The Colorado Rockies declined infielder Daniel Murphy's $12 million option on Wednesday, ending his two-year stint with the organization and making him a free agent. The 35-year-old will receive a $6 million buyout. Murphy hit a disappointing .269 with 16 home runs and 94 RBI in 172 games with the Rockies the last two seasons and dealt with a finger injury in 2019 that curtailed his production at the plate. The veteran left-handed hitter was replaced by Josh Fuentes at first base in 2020. The ...

Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the San Diego Padres. Ryan McMahon is shifting over to cover first base while Garrett Hampson is getting the start at second base. This will be the second time in the past three games that Murphy is on the bench, a concerning trend for the veteran. Murphy had a decent month of August, slashing .288/.310/.425 with three home runs and 14 RBI, but he is just 1-for-13 so far in September. Hampson and Sam...

Colorado Rockies youngsters Garrett Hampson, Sam Hilliard and Brendan Rodgers could be options for the designated hitter with the universal DH in play this year, but the Rockies will likely use first baseman/second baseman Daniel Murphy for much of the time. With Murphy at DH, Ryan McMahon could play first, with Hampson or Rodgers at the keystone. Murphy, 35, hit just .279/.328/.452 with 13 home runs and 78 RBI in 132 games in his first year in Colorado, but serving as the primary DH could ...

Daniel Murphy's first season in Colorado didn't go as hoped, either for the Rockies or for fantasy owners who invested an early-round pick in his services. The veteran suffered an injury in March that cost him most of April and never seemed to get on track afterward. Ultimately, he turned in his worst performance since 2015, slashing .279/.328/.452 with just 13 home runs in 478 plate appearances. Since winning the National League batting title with a .347 mark in 2016, Murphy's average has ...

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story and first baseman Daniel Murphy are not in Thursday's lineup against the St. Louis Cardinals. Both appear to be fine health-wise. Garrett Hampson plays short batting sixth and Josh Fuentes bats seventh playing first base. Moving up in the lineup are outfielder Raimel Tapia and second baseman Ryan McMahon. It's a Coors game against St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas, McMahon could be an okay DFS value play, but none of the other Rockies outside of ...

Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy singled and walked twice in the team's loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday. It was the first time Murphy scored two runs in a game in nearly a month, and they were just his second and third walks of August. Murphy has really struggled to hit for power this season. His HR/FB rate has fallen for the third straight year, and while he's hit 25 doubles, he'll likely finish with less than 15 home runs for the second straight season. It's not clear yet ...

Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy set a career high when he drove in six runs against the Reds on Friday to help his team secure the win. Murphy set the tone for the day when he launched a three-run homer in the first inning that fell deep in the right-center seats. Murphy's 11th home run of the season comes one day after he drilled his 10th of the year against his former team, the Nationals. Since missing the first month of the season, Murphy has put together a pretty solid year, hi[...]

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