No, we’re not hopping in the time machine and talking about Ian Desmond here. Unfortunately, we are talking about 2019 and referencing Daniel Murphy and his slow start in his first season with the Colorado Rockies.
Heading into Sunday’s action, Murphy, thought to be the key to Colorado fixing its recent offensive struggles, is hitting well below .200 and his struggles at the plate continued on Saturday in Colorado’s 2-1 loss in Philadelphia. He struck in his first two at-bats on Saturday and then grounded out with the bases loaded in the seventh to drop his average for the season to .