Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 1-for-4 with a strikeout in a win over the Royals on Sunday. Murphy is now batting just .208 this season and is batting an icy .180 in the month of June. The sophomore backstop was expected to take a leap forward with the bat this season, but that hasn't happened as he's striking out 27 percent of the time and he isn't producing in the power department either as his ISO is just .174, down 50 points from last season. Murphy still has upside in ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in a win over the Rockies on Friday. Murphy has been a disappointment for fantasy managers, but he remains a high-upside catching option for the remainder of the season. Murphy is sporting a 46 percent hard-hit rate and is barreling up the ball 12.6 percent of the time. He's got a strong walk rate which has produced a .311 on-base percentage despite batting just .222. Catcher is the weakest position in fantasy so ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 1-for-4 with an RBI double in a loss to the Mariners on Monday. Murphy has been a bit of a disappointment for fantasy as the sophomore catcher is batting just .214. This double was his first extra-base hit in 10 days as his slugging percentage has dipped all the way down to .386 on the season. He's striking out over 26 percent of the time while his walk rate has more than halved from last season. Murphy can be left on waivers in the majority of fantasy...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in a loss to the Mariners on Monday. Murphy is hitting only .219 this season as the sophomore backstop hasn't taken the next step many hoped he would prior to the season. His walk rate has almost halved from last season - 17.1% to 8.8% this year - and his hard-hit rate is down five percent as well. There's still hope for Murphy as he's only 26-years-old and catchers to typically have the biggest learning curve when breaking ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy will get the day off on Saturday. Murphy is 3-for-10 in his last three contests with two extra-base hits, including a home run. He should be back out there for Sunday's contest. Aramis Garcia will be behind the plate Saturday and bat ninth.

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 2-for-4 with two RBI in a loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday. The sophomore catcher is batting an anemic .213 this season, but he's getting on base a ton thanks to a 12.1 percent walk rate which has led to a solid .352 on-base percentage. His batted-ball metrics are strong with a 42 percent hard-hit rate and his strikeout rate is down a tick from last year. Fantasy managers that invested in Murphy should be patient as he should come around based on his...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in a win over the Rays in Tropicana Field. It was Murphy's second homer this season as he's producing power numbers despite an anemic .160 batting average. The second-year backstop is making great contact with a 91.8 MPH average exit velocity but has also been plagued by a .194 BABIP early in the season. His batting average is a concern but Murphy is sporting a 13.1 percent walk rate and his elite plate discipline has his ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy launched his first homer of the season in a 3-2 win over the Tigers on Sunday. Murphy has gotten off to a weird start this season. He's scalding the ball with a 47.7 percent hard-hit rate and has posted a strong 118 wRC+ so far this year. Despite the positive batted ball metrics, Murphy is batting just .161 with only one homer and five measly RBI. It may be tough for fantasy managers to leave Murphy in starting lineups, but things should turn around for the...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson (hand) and catcher Sean Murphy are not in Tuesday's lineup for the contest against the Diamondbacks. It's a routine day off for Murphy, who has collected three hits in his last two games after going hitless in his first seven. Olson was expected to sit out a game after being hit on the hand Monday- he's listed as day-to-day. Seth Brown will get the start at first, with Aramis Garcia behind the plate for Oakland.

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in a loss to the Astros on Monday. The sophomore backstop is hitless in five games this season with his only production being three walks in 18 plate appearances. Murphy is hitting the ball well with a 50 percent hard-hit rate which is in line with the 49 percent rate he posted as a rookie, so fantasy managers should be patient with the 26-year-old. Murphy posted a .821 OPS last season so the upside is there for him to be a ...