David Murphy | SoxProspects.com


		Born: October 18, 1981 Resides: Spring, TX Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 Bats: Left Throws: Left Drafted: 1st Round, 2003; 50th round, 2000 by LAA How Acquired: Minor league free agent (Feb. 2016) College: Baylor Photo © Kelly O'Connor	Released (March 2016) Scouting Report: Drafted by the Red Sox in the first round in 2003, Murphy was traded to Texas as part of the Eric Gagne deal in 2007. He went on to become a valuable 4th outfielder, capable of playing all three outfield postions adequately. However, he has not played center field since 2012. Good splits against right-handed pitching. Decent contact, marginal power and speed.

	Career Stats
year	team	lg	level	org	age	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	tb	bb	so	sb	cs	avg	obp	slg	ops
2001	Baylor U	College	Coll		19	60	199	34	54	16	3	5	37	91	29	33	9	0	0.271	0.361	0.457	0.818
2002	Baylor U	College	Coll		20	47	173	29	55	10	4	6	38	91	19	23	2	2	0.318	0.385	0.526	0.911
2003	Baylor U	College	Coll		21	68	293	84	121	18	4	11	67	180	42	22	3	2	0.413	0.487	0.614	1.101
2003	Lowell	NYPL	A	Bos	21	21	78	13	27	4	0	0	13	31	16	9	4	1	0.346	0.453	0.397	0.850
2003	Sarasota	FSL	A	Bos	21	45	153	18	37	5	1	1	18	47	20	33	6	2	0.242	0.329	0.307	0.636
2004	GCL Red Sox	GCL	Rk	Bos	22	5	18	3	5	1	0	0	1	6	1	2	1	0	0.278	0.316	0.333	0.649
2004	Sarasota	FSL	A	Bos	22	73	272	35	71	11	0	4	38	94	25	46	3	5	0.261	0.323	0.346	0.669
2005	Portland	East	AA	Bos	23	135	484	71	133	25	4	14	75	208	46	83	13	6	0.275	0.337	0.430	0.767
2005	Peoria	AFL	Fall	Bos	23	24	91	20	29	6	2	3	9	48	4	12	2	0	0.319	0.354	0.527	0.881
2006	Portland	East	AA	Bos	24	42	172	22	47	17	1	3	25	75	11	29	4	2	0.273	0.315	0.436	0.751
2006	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	Bos	24	84	318	45	85	23	5	8	44	142	45	53	3	3	0.267	0.355	0.447	0.802
2006	Boston	AL	MLB	Bos	24	20	22	4	5	1	0	1	2	9	4	4	0	0	0.227	0.346	0.409	0.755
2007	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	Bos	25	100	400	50	112	20	5	9	47	169	41	68	8	1	0.280	0.347	0.423	0.769
2007	Boston	AL	MLB	Bos	25	3	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0.500	0.500	1.500	2.000
2007	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	Tex	25	2	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	1	0.286	0.286	0.286	0.571
2007	Texas	AL	MLB	Tex	25	43	103	16	35	12	1	2	14	55	7	19	0	0	0.340	0.382	0.534	0.916
2008	Texas	AL	MLB	Tex	26	108	415	64	114	28	3	15	74	193	31	70	7	2	0.275	0.321	0.465	0.786
2009	Texas	AL	MLB	Tex	27	128	493	61	116	24	1	17	57	193	49	106	9	4	0.269	0.338	0.447	0.785
2010	Texas	AL	MLB	Tex	28	138	419	54	122	26	2	12	65	188	45	71	14	2	0.291	0.358	0.449	0.806
2011	Texas	AL	MLB	Tex	29	120	404	46	111	14	2	11	46	162	33	61	11	6	0.275	0.328	0.401	0.729
2012	Texas	AL	MLB	Tex	30	147	457	65	139	29	3	15	61	219	54	74	10	5	0.304	0.380	0.479	0.859
2013	Texas	AL	MLB	Tex	31	142	436	51	96	26	1	13	45	163	37	59	1	4	0.220	0.282	0.374	0.656
2014	Cleveland	AL	MLB	Cle	32	129	416	40	109	25	1	8	58	160	36	61	2	3	0.262	0.319	0.385	0.703
2015	Cleveland	AL	MLB	Cle	33	84	206	22	61	12	1	5	27	90	16	29	0	1	0.296	0.344	0.437	0.781
2015	Los Angeles	AL	MLB	LAA	33	48	155	16	41	6	0	5	23	62	4	20	0	1	0.265	0.281	0.400	0.681

	Additional Player Info
	Pronunciation: --- First Pro Contract: June 12, 2003 Signing Bonus:$1,525,000 MiLB Debut:June 2003 (Lowell)	Added to 40-man: MLB Debut: September 2, 2006 (BOS)

	Awards 2003 First Team All-American (Baseball America) 2003 D1 First Team All-American (ABCA) Red Sox Minor League Player of the Month (Jul. 2005) Quality Plate Appearances Award (Jul. 2005) 2005 Sea Dogs Player of the Year (fan voting) 2005 Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Year Red Sox ML Defensive Player of the Month (April 2006) International League Player of the Week (June 5-11, 2006) American League Rookie of the Month (April 2008)	SoxProspects.com Awards 2005 SoxProspects.com All-Star - OF 2006 SoxProspects.com All-Star - OF