Last week I wrote about some regression for the Dbacks offense and overall concluded that most of the team had been underperforming year-to-date. However, one player in particular stood out to me; that would be John Ryan Murphy. What was interesting to me was that JRM was already boasting a solid wRC+ above 100 at the time, yet he was underperforming in both BABIP and HR/FB%. His BABIP was .024 below his xBABIP and his HR/FB% was a whopping 8.1% the expected value. From just watching the games, JRM has looked like a very good hitter to me, with a lot of hard contact and solid defense behind the plate.
John Ryan Murphy Needs To Be The Everyday Starter At Catcher
