minorleagueball.com - 4/3/2009
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Not a Rookie: David Murphy
David Murphy was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the first round in 2003, out of Baylor. The 17 th overall pick, he was considered a mild overdraft by many experts, as a lot of teams saw him as a second round talent rather than a first rounder. He had ...
mlb.mlb.com - 4/1/2009
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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- David Murphy and Chris Davis
were both out of the Rangers lineup on Tuesday...
against Giants left-hander Barry Zito. Davis was out because of soreness in his left knee. Murphy was out because he had played nine innings the day ...
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Murphy to sit against some lefties | texasrangers.com: News
crawfishboxes.com - 4/4/2009
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A good friend of DQ and myself, Dan
Hagelberg, was kind enough to write up a Texas...
Rangers preview article. As much as Astros fans may not like to admit, the Rangers are becoming a team to be reckoned with. Considering the strength of their farm ...
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A Texas Rangers preview from a fan's perspective
thecollegebaseballblog.com - 4/3/2009
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Sickels on David Murphy
Lone Star Ball —
John Sickels has his latest "Not a Rookie" item up, and this one is on Ranger fan favorite David Murphy...
I'm afraid folks are going to be a little disappointed in his outlook for Murphy, though:
Murphy should have a long career as a platoon/fourth outfielder, perhaps not living up to the expectations created by his draft status and his '07 outburst, but certainly a player with value. If he can boost his production against lefties, there's still a shot he could do something Greer-like.
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