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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Murphy came into the season known more for his glove work than his bat, yet finished the season as the fifth-best fantasy backstop behind only Realmuto, Varsho, Smith, and Perez. Murphy pulled a Perez-like workload in plate appearances with 612 plate appearances, but Oakland used him at DH 30 times to reduce the wear and tear on his knees. He rewarded them by reducing his strikeout rate and setting career bests in every possible category, even with his first career steal! Murphy could see a decrease in plate appearances following a trade to Atlanta, but it could be a net positive given the lineup upgrade. It has already been reported that Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud will each see time at designated hitter when the other is catching. Read Past Outlooks

Not in Saturday's lineup
Murphy will sit Saturday against the Nationals, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
ANALYSIS
Murphy led all catchers in games played (148) and plate appearances (611) last season, but he may have a tough time repeating those accomplishments following his move to Atlanta, a team which also employs Travis d'Arnaud. It was Murphy behind the plate and d'Arnaud as the designated hitter in the season opener, but d'Arnaud will catch Saturday while Marcell Ozuna gets some at-bats as the DH. The exact playing-time split at both positions may take some time to figure out.
Murphy led all catchers in games played (148) and plate appearances (611) last season, but he may have a tough time repeating those accomplishments following his move to Atlanta, a team which also employs Travis d'Arnaud. It was Murphy behind the plate and d'Arnaud as the designated hitter in the season opener, but d'Arnaud will catch Saturday while Marcell Ozuna gets some at-bats as the DH. The exact playing-time split at both positions may take some time to figure out.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
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Since 2021vs Left | .738 | 306 | 12 | 36 | .217 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .733 | 758 | 23 | 89 | .241 | ||||
2023vs Left | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2023vs Right | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2022vs Left | .848 | 162 | 7 | 21 | .242 | ||||
2022vs Right | .728 | 449 | 11 | 45 | .252 | ||||
2021vs Left | .628 | 142 | 5 | 15 | .194 | ||||
2021vs Right | .748 | 306 | 12 | 44 | .227 | ||||
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Since 2021Home | .676 | 511 | 13 | 52 | .214 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .786 | 553 | 22 | 73 | .253 | ||||
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2023Away | .000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2022Home | .702 | 298 | 7 | 28 | .226 | ||||
2022Away | .812 | 313 | 11 | 38 | .272 | ||||
2021Home | .639 | 213 | 6 | 24 | .196 | ||||
2021Away | .769 | 235 | 11 | 35 | .234 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Sean Murphy compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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While Murphy continued to establish himself as one of the game's top defensive backstops, the 27-year-old endured his fair share of offensive struggles last season. He slashed .216/.306./405 with 17 homers while striking out at a 25.4% clip. Instead of seeing some positive regression from his .278 BABIP in 2020, Murphy saw his average on balls in play drop even further to .257 in 2021. Now is not the time to be overly pessimistic about Murphy's offensive potential going forward, however, especially considering that 2021 was his first full 162-game big-league season. If he can cut down on his strikeouts and have better luck when he does put the ball in play, he may be able to improve across the board offensively in 2022. At the very least, fantasy owners can be confident that his elite defense will keep him among the league leaders in games started behind the plate.
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Bangs out double Friday
Murphy went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and an RBI in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox.
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Looking for first spring homer
Murphy went 1-for-3 with a walk in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox.
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Inks extension with Atlanta
Murphy agreed to a six-year, $73 million extension with Atlanta on Tuesday, which includes a $15 million club option for 2029.
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Traded to Atlanta
Atlanta acquired Murphy on Monday in a three-team deal involving Oakland and Milwaukee, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. Milwaukee will receive catcher William Contreras, reliever Joel Payamps and minor-league pitcher Justin Yeager, while Oakland acquires outfielder Esteury Ruiz, pitchers Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok and Royber Salinas and catcher Manny Pina.
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Racks up three hits
Murphy went 3-for-5 in Tuesday's 2-1 extra-inning win over the Angels.
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