The Oakland Athletics’ have seemingly shuttled through catchers for the last eight years since they had Kurt Suzuki hold the position as an every day guy for five seasons. With the arrival of Sean Murphy the team now has a long-term plan behind the plate.
Murphy was called up on September 1st, 2019 when the rosters expanded and he showed all the potential that he put on display in the minor leagues. Murphy slashed a line of .245/.333/.556, and came out of the gates scorching hot showing his power to all directions of the field.