Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy (rest) isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Cleveland Guardians. This appears to be a routine day off for Murphy who started 20 straight games. The 27-year-old is hitting .218/.262/.487 with four home runs and 14 RBI this season. He only has two hits over his last 20 at-bats, so hopefully a day off will help him. Austin Allen will cover behind home plate and bat sixth versus righty Shane Bieber. Fantasy managers can ignore Allen as...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 1-for-3 in a start versus the Mariners on Wednesday. The sophomore backstop came into the season as the A's starter, but Oakland traded for Yan Gomes at the trade deadline and Murphy has seen his playing time evaporate. For most of August, Gomes and Murphy were splitting catcher reps nearly 50/50, but Gomes has seen the lion's share of the starts in September as Murphy has only started four of the last 10 games. Murphy can safely be left on waivers in...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 2-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and two walks in a win over the Indians on Thursday. The Oakland backstop set the tone for the afternoon with a two-RBI double in the first inning, which would hold up as the winning runs in a 17-0 blowout. Murphy has seen less playing time since Oakland traded for Yan Gomes at the deadline, and has seen his fantasy value diminish as a result. He's still got appeal in two-catcher fantasy leagues as he's slugging .419 ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy has had a solid sophomore season despite a .232 batting average and is on a five-game hit-streak heading into a two-game set with San Diego. Murphy may have a rough batting average, but he's been solid in the power department with 13 homers and a .414 slugging percentage. He's making hard contact 42.2% of the time and his K% is slightly down from last season. Murphy is a solid catching option in fantasy and has good matchups on the horizon, starting with ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 2-for-5 with an RBI double in a win over the Mariners on Thursday. Murphy is batting a measly .217 this season, but has contributed in the RBI department with 45 on the season which ranks second among catchers. Murphy is making hard contact 35.8 percent of the time and his .254 BABIP is the lowest of his career, so he could raise his BA a little down the stretch which would make him a valuable catcher at fantasy baseball's weakest position. He's got ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy hit a solo home run for the second consecutive game to help the A's earn a series win at Texas on the eve of the All-Star break. Murphy got off to a slow start this season, but he finished the first half strong and heads into the break slashing .222/.313/.427 with 12 homers and 43 RBI, the second-highest RBI total among catchers. He won't hit for a high average, but Murphy takes his walks (8.5% BB%) and hits the ball hard (35% hard-hit rate) which should ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 3-for-5 with three runs scored in a win over the Red Sox on Saturday. Murphy also walked in the contest to raise his on-base percentage to .321 which ranks 10th among catchers with at least 200 plate appearances. His 40 RBI rank second among all catchers and he seems to be over his early-season strikeout issues as his June strikeout rate was at a much more manageable 22 percent. Murphy is a start-worthy catcher in all fantasy formats, though he'll ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Texas Rangers. Aramis Garcia is behind the plate and is hitting ninth against Rangers left-hander Kolby Allard. Murphy hit his second homer in three games in the 5-3 loss on Wednesday, and he has five home runs and a .603 slugging percentage in June after hitting just five long balls in the first two months of the season combined. The second-year catcher has a .227 average because he has plenty of ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy launched his 10th homer of the season Wednesday in a loss to the Rangers. Murphy got off to a brutal start to the season, but has been swinging a hot stick in June as he's got five homers and a .603 slugging percentage this month after hitting just five homers in April and May combined. The sophomore catcher swings and misses more than recommended, but at catcher, beggars can't be choosers. Catcher is both the weakest position in fantasy as well as the ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in a loss to the Rangers on Monday. The sophomore backstop has been hitting better lately as he has three homers in his last five games. His batting average is still not where fantasy managers want it to be at just .215 and he's also walking 8.5 percent less than last season which has hurt his on-base percentage as well. Murphy has power upside in two-catcher leagues or 15-plus team formats, but he's not a ...