Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy (wrist) is back in the lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers. Murphy missed two games with a sore wrist after being hit by a pitch on Opening Day- though he'll be back behind the plate for Oakland in the opening game of the series against the defending champions. Murphy will be batting sixth against right-hander Dustin May. The 26-year-old had a strong spring- with five of his six hits going for extra bases- and could be an ADP steal at the catcher ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy (wrist) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Astros. Manager Bob Melvin said that Murphy needs another day as he continues to deal with a sore right wrist. The 26-year-old backstop took batting practice but didn't feel 100 percent while taking his swings- so the Athletics will give him another day off as a precautionary measure. The team believes Murphy needs one more day, meaning fantasy managers should expect him back for Monday's game against the ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy (wrist) has been scratched from Friday's lineup against the Astros due to a right wrist contusion he suffered on Thursday according to the team. Aramis Garcia will get the start instead, and will bat ninth in the lineup. Managers should make adjustments accordingly.

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, three RBI, two runs scored, and a walk in Wednesday's 14-4 win against the Chicago White Sox. It was a big day for Murphy as he is now 4-for-15 with two home runs and four RBI across his first six spring games after returning from a collapsed lung. The strong showing from Murphy is very encouraging considering the injury he suffered recently and many fantasy players will be expecting solid production from him after he...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy (lung) will make his Cactus League debut on Thursday, according to manager Bob Melvin. Murphy is recovering from a collapsed lung that required offseason surgery. The 26-year-old backstop had a strong rookie year in 2020 blasting seven homers in 43 games. He won't hit for much batting average, but a 17.1 percent walk rate helped him post a sturdy .364 OBP. Murphy is expected to be ready for Opening Day making him a top-10 catcher to target in fantasy.

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy (lung) reported to camp with the rest of the pitchers and catchers. Murphy, who had offseason surgery to repair a collapsed lung, told manager Bob Melvin, "I feel great right now," and is expected to be back by Opening Day. Melvin told reporters last week the hope is Murphy can do drills this week and hopefully play in Spring Training games toward the middle of March. The 26-year-old backstop is an exciting sleeper at catcher after blasting seven homers and...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy (lung) did not report to camp as he recovers from offseason surgery due to a collapsed lung. Manager Bob Melvin said the surgery was at least a couple of weeks ago, and that Murphy should be back for Opening Day. The hope is for Murphy to return during camp and hopefully get in some Spring Training games. The 26-year-old backstop had a solid rookie year in 43 games during the 2020 campaign. He only batted .233, but an elite 17.1 percent walk rate fueled a ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy became the team's primary backstop in 2020, and given that it was his first full season in the role, he performed well. In 43 games, Murphy hit seven homers and put together a solid .233/.364/.457 slash line, aided by an outstanding 17.1% walk rate. While his batting average isn't likely to venture north of .260 anytime soon, Murphy has displayed solid power with 11 homers in 63 career MLB games. Last season, he ranked in the 83rd percentile for barrel rate ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 1-for-3 with his third homer of the season in a loss to the Padres Sunday. Murphy had some sleeper appeal coming into the season, but the rookie has been largely disappointing batting just .213 as the nine-hole hitter for Oakland. He is striking out 29.8 percent of the time and won't improve his batting average whiffing that much. He's a fine second catcher in two-catcher leagues but shouldn't be started in standard-size one-catcher leagues.

BALLER MOVE:Add in 12+ Team LeaguesOWNED IN: 23% of leaguesANALYSIS:If you took a look at any preseason odds for who would win the AL Rookie of the Year distinction for this season, you certainly saw Sean Murphy on the majority of shortlists, and that projection was well earned after Murphy earned five doubles, four home runs, and a .245/.333/.566 slash in a 53-AB glimpse in 2019 of what was potentially to come for the Athletics. The Wright State product got off to a very disappointing start for...