David Murphy’s career has come full circle.
ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick reports that the Boston Red Sox have signed Murphy to a minor league contract, bringing the 34-year old outfielder back to the organization that drafted him with the 17th overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft.
Murphy hit .283/.318/.421 with 10 home runs over 391 plate appearances split between stints with the Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels last season. Those are solid overall numbers, but his production plummeted after being traded to the Angels, where he hit only .265 and saw his OPS drop 100 points.