Murton May Go To Iowa Soon
Arizona Phil runs through the roster possibilities once Henry Blanco, Daryle Ward, and Aramis Ramirez return from the disabled list. I think he's right: there is a very good chance that Matt Murton will be headed to Des Moines soon. Coming into tonight's 0-for-3 with a double-play performance, Murton was hitting .259/.338/.345, "good" for an adjusted OPS 9.5% below league average. After Murton hit 319/.390/.522 after the All-Star Break last year, those are disappointing numbers indeed. And it is not as if Murton is providing much of a lift against lefthanded pitching either, posting a 743 OPS against lefties, less than Cliff Floyd's career 796. Angel Pagan will benefit from a Murton demotion. The Cubs will need some outfielder other than Alfonso Soriano who can hit from the right side.
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Murton
That's probably true, but there's really no justice in a world where Murton's playing in Iowa and Jacque Jones stays in Chicago. I don't think the merits of the respective decisions are even arguable at this point - whatever problem Murton has, Jones has the same one, but worse.
Murton and Jones
Just think -- the Cubs get to employ Jones next year, too, for the bargain price of $6.3M!
Jones
I know! All that proves, though, is that there's really no justice in a world where Murton's playing in Iowa and the man who signed Jacque Jones to a three-year deal is still in charge.