Who Wants Matt Murton?

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Mets Fever found this 3/27/2008 on www.mlbtraderumors.com [flag]
26 year-old Cubs outfielder Matt Murton is very much available now that they've signed Reed Johnson .  PECOTA gives Murton a .295/.359/.462 projection for '08; ZiPS says .289/.360/.465.  Here are the league averages from 2007: AL left fielder: .275/.335/.426 NL left fielder: .278/.358/.478 AL right fielder: .288/.359/.465 NL right fielder: .275/.344/.442 These numbers are ... [link]

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Murton for Heilman ....would you ?
Published 3/27/2008 by Ed Ryan at Mets Fever
... Mets - Could make sense for a team thinking about running Fernando Tatis out in left. Longer-term, Murton could be an oft-used fourth outfielder, spelling Moises Alou and Ryan Church. source MLBTR ...

Pignatiello is closer to stealing spot from Marshall
Published 3/28/2008 by Bryan at OUT OF RIGHT FIELD
... step in as a starter. - Alfonso Soriano could bat 3rd sometime this weekend in Vegas. - Besides having to deal with the Brian Roberts trade rumors, a problematic ticker, the flu, and a sinus infection, Mark DeRosa has also had to deal with frying his laptop and a broken windshield. Tough spring for Mark. - The Cubs could get some teams asking for Matt Murton, if the Cubs decide to trade him instead of sticking him in Iowa. Eli's MLB Rumors and MLB Trade Rumors both run down Murtons' value and what could be expected in possible ...

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