The Braves got a catcher Sean Murphy From A’s, statements ESPN’s Jeff Basson. It’s actually a three-team trade, for one They pass bywith William Contreras Brewers and Sorry Bina For the A’s. Right handed pitch opportunity Freddie Tarnock From Atlanta to Oakland Robert Murray of Fansite. The A’s also get an outfielder Estuary Ruiz From Milwaukee, Ber Murray. Joel Sherman of the New York Post Adds that Joel Byamps And Justin Yeager Going to bars. Kiley McDaniel of ESPN Indicates that it is left-handed Kyle Mueller Going to Oakland. It is not yet known if this is a full deal or if more players are involved.
The move finally puts an end to a trade saga that has been going on for nearly a year now. After the 2021 season, the A’s leaned heavily on a rebuild Matt Olson, Matt Chapman, Sean Maneya And Chris Bassitt Before opening day, with Frankie Montas Will be flipped by the 2022 deadline.
Murphy was widely seen next for a number of reasons. First, he hit three years of MLB service time in 2022 and will now receive a higher salary through arbitration. MLBTR contributor Matt Schwartz Murphy is projected to make $3.5MM in 2023 before reaching free agency after 2025. Second, the A’s got a great catching prospect from Atlanta in the Olson deal. Shea Langeliers. He had a great season in Triple-A and carried himself well in his 40-game debut in the majors. With all those factors in mind, it seemed likely that the A’s would hand the job to Langeliers and trade Murphy for upgrades elsewhere on the roster.
By going this route, the A’s are parting ways with one of the best catchers in the game. The 28-year-old Murphy has 330 games under his belt in the big leagues and has excelled in every facet of the game. He has hit 46 home runs and has a combined batting line of .236/.326/.429. That production leads to a wRC+ of 116, indicating that he’s 16% above the league average hitter and above the average catcher, as those usually come in a bit lower than others. He took a step forward at the plate in 2022, after striking out in just 20.3% of his plate appearances after over 25% of his career before that.
Defensively, Murphy also gets rave reviews. Since the start of 2020, he has 13 defensive runs saved behind the plate, which puts him in the top 10 in the league. FanGraphs’ framing metric gave him 19.5 over that span, the third-highest such number. Those all-around contributions allowed him to have 10 hits in his stead over those three seasons, second among all MLB catchers, according to FanGraphs. JD Realmudo in front of him.
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