With Josh Hamilton coming off the Disabled List, left fielder David Murphy again became the team’s fourth outfielder and may become expendable.

T.R Sullivan of MLB.com points out that left fielders around the Majors have a combined .713 OPS, the lowest from that position in the past 30 years, and numbers suggest Murphy could help a lot of teams in an everyday role.

“It’s hard to think about numbers right now because I’m struggling,” Murphy said. “You don’t even want to think about numbers, you just want to go out and play well. You don’t need to look at the scoreboard. You get a feel if you are hitting the ball well or not. The numbers will take care of themselves.”

Even though Murphy has been struggling, maybe an everyday role could give him a boost offensively and help another team in need of a bat.

A possible trade match for the Rangers could be the Padres. They are in desperate need for offense, and we’ve learned that they are interested in Padres’ closer Heath Bell.

In six Major League seasons ,Murphy is a lifetime .276/.338/.447 hitter with 51 HR’s and 226 RBI’s with the Rangers and Red Sox.

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