MINNEAPOLIS — When Tom Murphy was acquired by the Mariners on March 29 in a minor trade with the Giants, he pleased many folks with the revelation that he’s a huge fan of “The Office” and was watching reruns at home when he found out he’d been traded to Seattle.
But the Mariners got something more than just a player who has quality taste in television. They got a solid right-handed hitting catcher with power, who forms the perfect platoon tandem with the left-handed hitting Omar Narvaez.
In 24 games played, Murphy has a slash line (batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage) of .