How Legit is Daniel Murphy

[Sour Masher]

I may just be in denial, because I don't want to admit to myself I was a complete idiot for not keeping him relatively cheap in both of my leagues, but is Daniel Murphy really now an elite hitter? I mean, he was great to end the year and year and he is putting up absurd numbers this year. I'm not asking if he is a legit .350 hitter--I know he isn't that. But is he now, somehow, a totally different beast than he used to be? Is he really a legit .300+ hitter with power entrenched in the middle of the order going forward for the next few years?

I have been offered a $20 Murphy and a $5 Porcello for my Tyler Glasnow ($5 when he gets called up, can be kept 2 years at $5, or extended after next year), $5 Valbuena and $5 Thornburg--the two major leaguers are not consequential to me, although I do like Thornburg as a gamble play in case Jeffress gets dealt. But is this a deal I should do? By the numbers, it makes sense, but it is hard for me to swallow Murphy as a stud hitter. Heck, it is hard for me to swallow that Porcello has finally put it all together.

[Sour Masher]

He just upped his offer to Murphy $20, Porcello $5, and Aaron Sanchez $18 for my Valbuena $5, Thornburg $5, Rajai Davis $5, and Glasnow and Yadier Avlarez. Murphy would replace Chris Carter at my corner (I am stacked at 2b with Altuve and Dozier already), and Porcello and Sanchez would give me SP depth, and I think all three might be keepers if i can make room to keep them.

This is a 14 team h2h mixed league.

[Hammer]

Full disclosure- I own Murphy in one league and am giddy as a schoolgirl about it.

I believe Murphy figured something out in terms of the power- he is a known tinkerer and is pulling more balls now than ever it seems. I think the 20-25 HR power is legit. I think the average is high but .290-.300 is quite reasonable.

I am making that deal if I am you.

[Judge Jude]

HQ has him worth $35 so far and $32 down the stretch.
xBA of .312, which is more predictive than AVG. and that is really high and thus legit.

late last season, he moved closer to the plate - and boom, here come the HRs. he already was a very smart batter anyway (weird, because he is one of the dumbest fielders+runners you will ever see).

he's age 31, but if thinking 2017 specifically at $20, he's a buy

[Mithrandir]

To legit to quit.

[Gregg]

I am not a Murphy fan, but I would make that trade.

[Sour Masher]

I took Glasgow's injury as a sign and pulled the trigger.