He’s only just above the Mendoza Line, but Daniel Murphy is on the brink of a tear for the Washington Nationals. If he can get it going, then the lineup starts to look as deep as it ever has this year.
Murphy has now been back from the disabled list for almost a month and continues to hit just .211 in 2018. We all know he’s a better hitter than that, and the recent stats will back that up.
In his last 14 games, he’s hitting a much more Murph-like .289 but his BABIP shows that even a figure this low is unlucky.