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Red Sox, David Murphy Agree To Minor League Deal
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By Steve Adams | February 29, 2016 at 9:55am CST
7:17pm: The signing has been announced by the Red Sox. Murphy will have an
opt-out at the end of the spring, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald
tweets.
10:35am: Murphy’s minor league deal contains a $2MM base salary, should he
make the big league roster, according to the Boston Globe’s Alex Speier
(Twitter link).
9:55am: The Red Sox and free agent outfielder David Murphy are in agreement on a
minor league contract, reports ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick (on Twitter). The Moye
Sports Associates client will return to the organization that drafted him
with the 17th overall pick in the 2003 draft.
Murphy, now 34 years old, split the 2015 season between the Indians and the
Angels, batting a combined .283/.318/.421 with 10 homers on the year. Murphy’
s two-year, $12.5MM contract didn’t work out quite as well as the Indians
had hoped, but he still managed to post a roughly league-average batting line
between the two seasons. He’ll provide the Sox with a contingency plan in
the event that Rusney Castillo doesn’t play well enough in Spring Training
to justify a 25-man roster spot right out of the gate. Beyond that, it’s
difficult to envision precisely how Murphy could end up being a factor on
Boston’s Opening Day roster. The Sox figure to have Castillo, Mookie Betts
and Jackie Bradley roaming the outfield, with Chris Young serving as the
fourth outfielder. They’ll have one bench spot reserved for backup catcher
Ryan Hanigan, plus another for Brock Holt. Murphy could conceivably grab that
final bench spot, but corner infielder Travis Shaw would seem to be the
favorite for that slot after a very strong rookie campaign.
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備註：
1. 紅襪隊以小聯盟約簽下了外野手David Murphy，若進入大聯盟輪值有$2MM，春訓結束
時可跳出合約。
Ref: Alex Speier's Twitter(https://twitter.com/alexspeier)
Murphy would get a $2 million salary if in the big leagues.
Jason Mastrodonato's Twitter(https://twitter.com/JMastrodonato)
Red Sox make David Murphy signing official. He can opt out at end of spring
training, per source.
2. David Murphy在2003年在選秀會中，被紅襪隊以第一輪第17順位選入，2006年大聯盟初
登場也是在紅襪隊，不過隔年就被交易到遊騎兵隊。
3. 目前紅襪隊的外野陣容(參考2015年球季與簽約)：
(1) RF: Rusney Castillo(據報導指出春訓打不太好，所以紅襪簽了Murphy)
(2) CF: Mookie Betts、Jackie Bradley
(3) OF: Chris Young、David Murphy
(4) UT: Brock Holt
4. David Murphy在2015年的成績表現(今年34歲；去年球隊：CLE/LAA；薪水：$6MM)：
G H HR RBI SO BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+
132 102 10 50 49 20 .283 .318 .421 .739 101