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Est. Return 4/14/2025
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Murphy strained his oblique on Opening Day last season and wound up missing more than eight weeks of action. It turned out to be a harbinger of doom, as the 30-year-old suffered through his worst season with a lowly .636 OPS and sub-.200 batting average. Dating back to the 2023 All-Star break, Murphy is slashing just .181/.294/.323 across 432 plate appearances. He also has a 37 percent hard-hit rate over that stretch, which is down significantly from his career 42.4 percent mark. A spike in his ground ball rate (53.9 percent) also conspired to hold Murphy back in 2024. He's young enough and talented enough to return to being a starting-caliber fantasy catcher in 2025, and Murphy's playing time outlook went up after Atlanta declined Travis d'Arnaud's option and he wound up signing with the Angels. Read Past Outlooks
IL move official
Atlanta placed Murphy (ribs) on the 10-day injured list Monday.
ANALYSIS
Murphy was ruled out 4-to-6 weeks after suffering a fractured rib on his left side in early March, so the move to the IL is procedural. With the 30-year-old sidelined for the start of the season, prospect Drake Baldwin recently had his contract selected and is expected to begin the campaign as Atlanta's primary catcher.
Murphy was ruled out 4-to-6 weeks after suffering a fractured rib on his left side in early March, so the move to the IL is procedural. With the 30-year-old sidelined for the start of the season, prospect Drake Baldwin recently had his contract selected and is expected to begin the campaign as Atlanta's primary catcher.
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| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023vs Left | .788 | 171 | 8 | 18 | .231 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .757 | 531 | 23 | 75 | .228 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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| 2024vs Left | .654 | 70 | 4 | 9 | .175 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .629 | 194 | 6 | 16 | .200 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .884 | 101 | 4 | 9 | .274 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .832 | 337 | 17 | 59 | .245 | ||||
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| Since 2023Home | .727 | 351 | 12 | 41 | .231 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .802 | 351 | 19 | 52 | .227 | ||||
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| 2024Home | .594 | 130 | 4 | 11 | .197 | ||||
| 2024Away | .678 | 134 | 6 | 14 | .190 | ||||
| 2023Home | .807 | 221 | 8 | 30 | .253 | ||||
| 2023Away | .880 | 217 | 13 | 38 | .250 | ||||
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When Atlanta acquired Murphy, it was coming off a season where he had collected 611 plate appearances for the Athletics. While it was anticipated Murphy wouldn't repeat that with Travis d'Arnaud in the mix, most expected Murphy would gather more than the 438 plate appearances he recorded. Confusing matters more is Murphy's 129 wRC+ was the highest of all catchers with at least as many plate appearances, and Murphy's defense was outstanding. Meanwhile, when healthy, d'Arnaud's offense and defense both displayed signs of decline. Perhaps the extra rest helped Murphy, as he posted career highs in average exit velocity, hard-hit rate and barrel percent. Even so, it's curious why Murphy didn't play more. Both backstops will be back with Atlanta this season, so it must be assumed Murphy will continue to lose playing time to his veteran counterpart. However, at some point, Atlanta should realize Murphy is the better option. Paying for more playing time is defensible, just don't take the leap to 2022 levels.
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Out 4-to-6 weeks with fractured rib
Murphy will be out for 4-to-6 weeks after being diagnosed Monday with a fractured rib on his left side, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
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Expecting rebound in 2025
Murphy believes the oblique injury he suffered Opening Day last season prevented him from ever getting comfortable with his swing, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports. "It was a combination of a bunch of things," Murphy said this week. "Missing that much time at the beginning, that's not how I wanted to begin the season. I'm not sure my swing ever felt correct coming off the oblique, not that I was in any pain or hurt. Some things just fell off, and I never caught up and found a way to adjust."
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Not in lineup for first game
Murphy is absent from the lineup in the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Mets.
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Pops 10th homer
Murphy went 1-for-3 with two-run homer in Friday's 3-0 victory over Kansas City.
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Likely to lose work to d'Arnaud
Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
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Trade probably not realistic
David O'Brien of The Athletic doesn't expect Atlanta to consider trading Murphy during the offseason.
ANALYSIS
It's been a frustrating season for the 29-year-old backstop, who was sidelined two months after suffering an oblique strain Opening Day and has struggled to a .227/.311/.393 slash line in 50 games when available. The lackluster production has led to Murphy and backup Travis d'Arnaud splitting playing time more evenly than would be expected, with the catchers starting 23 and 19 games, respectively, since the start of July. Murphy has four years and $60 million -- plus a $15 million club option for 2029 -- after this season and isn't likely to be going elsewhere anytime soon.
It's been a frustrating season for the 29-year-old backstop, who was sidelined two months after suffering an oblique strain Opening Day and has struggled to a .227/.311/.393 slash line in 50 games when available. The lackluster production has led to Murphy and backup Travis d'Arnaud splitting playing time more evenly than would be expected, with the catchers starting 23 and 19 games, respectively, since the start of July. Murphy has four years and $60 million -- plus a $15 million club option for 2029 -- after this season and isn't likely to be going elsewhere anytime soon.