That’s overstating it a bit. Few are the players who in the field can overcome truly impotent numbers at the plate.

People used to say things about Rey Ordonez “saving 1-2 runs a game.” No player on defense does that. Defense should not be overlooked, but it shouldn’t be overvalued either.

luis I don’t want back. Least favorite met, by far. Cut him if need be.

Look at it this way. No one seemed to have a problem paying Duque 8 mill to not play last year. Paying Luis 6 mill to not play this year shouldn’t be so bad then! Actually better than paying him and he plays!

Just let Murphy have the job. Just don’t announce it until they pawn Castillo off on some other team..

Actually, Murhpy taking 2B makes life for Omar much easier. major hole filled, and Murhpy gets a home. And he is cheap.

It’s like that commercial where a kid is mad because his brother is getting all the new minutes and he only gets the rollovers. A minute is a minute.

If you had a player who was -15 runs defensively, but +35 runs offensively at 2nd base (and this is how I would project Murphy) you have a very valuable player who is worth 20 runs overall. Furthermore, if Murphy at 1st base would be, say, 0 and +15 (which is reasonable) he is then more valuable at 2nd than at 1st, even with the worse defense.

Consider that the very organization that seems to be selling Murphy short is giving consideration to Raul Ibañez, who is worse in LF than Murphy is at 2nd base, and probably only marginally better offensively.

Murphy strikes me as the kind of player who can play almost any position somewhat poorly and none particularly well. The best thing to do with a player like that is to stick him where his bat will be most useful, because no matter where you put him, he won’t help you on defense, nor will he kill you.