Murphy signed a two-year deal with San Francisco prior to the 2024 season, but the first year of that deal lasted all of 13 games before a knee injury sidelined Murphy for the rest of the season. A look at his numbers might give you some hope for some sneaky second catcher power, but once you take away the rabbit ball season of 2019, what is there truly to be excited about here? Murphy has seen some extremes in recent seasons with a 101 point variance in his batting average, but three of his last four full seasons have shown his batting average works with limited exposure. Patrick Bailey is going to have the lion's share of playing time here, so NL Only managers could lay up on the draft approach and take Murphy understanding he should not play enough to hurt too much, but he is not the totally empty bat most backup catchers tend to be on rosters. Read Past Outlooks