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Murton May Go To Iowa Soon
June 12, 2007 by cubsnet
Arizona Phil runs through the roster possibilities once Henry Blanco, Daryle Ward, and Aramis Ramirez return from the disabled list. I think he's right: there is a very good chance that Matt Murton will be headed to Des Moines soon. Coming into tonight's 0-for-3 with a double-play performance, Murton was hitting .259/.338/.345, "good" for an adjusted OPS 9.5% below league average. After Murton hit 319/.390/.522 after the All-Star Break last year, those are disappointing numbers indeed. And it is not as if Murton is providing much of a lift against lefthanded pitching either, posting a 743 OPS against lefties, less than Cliff Floyd's career 796. Angel Pagan will benefit from a Murton demotion. The Cubs will need some outfielder other than Alfonso Soriano who can hit from the right side.
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Murton
June 13, 2007 by Brian C, 2 years 39 weeks ago
Comment id: 2580
That's probably true, but there's really no justice in a world where Murton's playing in Iowa and Jacque Jones stays in Chicago. I don't think the merits of the respective decisions are even arguable at this point - whatever problem Murton has, Jones has the same one, but worse.
Murton and Jones
June 13, 2007 by cubsnet, 2 years 39 weeks ago
Comment id: 2581
Just think -- the Cubs get to employ Jones next year, too, for the bargain price of $6.3M!
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June 13, 2007 by Brian C, 2 years 39 weeks ago
Comment id: 2582
I know! All that proves, though, is that there's really no justice in a world where Murton's playing in Iowa and the man who signed Jacque Jones to a three-year deal is still in charge.