As a certain 80s TV show theme song will remind us, you take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have...the facts of life. Here is the good for you to take:
This is...extraordinary, in the literal sense of the word. Murfee was a 33rd round pick in 2018, a round that no longer exists in the MLB Draft, as a graduate transfer from Santa Clara University; in his own words, he signed for “a candy bar and a plane ticket.” Initially brought on as organizational filler (he would tell you that himself), Murfee unlocked something powerful in High-A Modesto under the tutelage of then-Mariners pitching coach Rob Marcello Jr.