Daniel Murphy. Jerry Manuel while speaking of his 2009 line-up indicated Murphy would bat behind Jose Reyes in the #2 position, and second baseman Luis Castillo would bat 8th.
Manuel has been impressed with Murphy's plate discipline, and his unwillingness to chase pitches out of the strike zone.
Explaining his batting approach, Murphy offered, "I'm confident that I can go out there and try to put a quality at-bat on them every time," Continued Murphy, "That's what my goal is. It's not numbers. It's not hits. It's not home runs. It's not doubles or RBI. It's quality at-bats."
Last year, after only 131 AB's, Murphy ranked #1 among rookies with a .397 OBP.
Being the gamer he is, Murphy said, "I hope over the course of a season this year I'm able to do things to help this team win."
Murphy, a la Carlos DelGado, has kept a journal of all of his at-bats. He believes this helps him at the plate.
A humorous conclusion: While signing up for transports up north, Murphy list that he would be available to offer rides in his “few year old” Honda Civic. He took some ribbing from his teammates who are driving Cadillac Escolades and BMW's. Murphy, who will earn $401,100 this year, is $1,000 above the MLB minimum, said, "I don't know,"when asked if he was going to get a new set of wheels.
Source: Adam Rubin - NY Daily News
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