Tom Murphy had an excellent day on Thursday for the Rockies as he went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a 3-run double in the Rockies 7-5 win over the Cubs in Mesa on Thursday.
He and Tony Wolters are the main two guys competing to be the backup catcher to Chris Iannetta on Opening Day and the scales could tip in Murphy’s favor.
Unlike Wolters, Murphy is out of minor league options (as our own Aaron Hurt noted in this article about Murphy and other Rockies that are out of minor league options) and, at least offensively, Murphy has hit .