Orioles signed infielder Donnie Murphy to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. As was initially reported over the weekend. Murphy could get a chance to compete for a utility role, but the Orioles figure to bring in stronger candidates. The 25-year-old is a career .191/.265/.342 hitter in 325 at-bats with the Royals and A's.Related: Athletics
According to his agent, Donnie Murphy has signed a minor league deal with the Orioles. Murphy is a career .191/.265/.342 hitter in 325 at-bats with the Royals and A's. His power would make him an acceptable utilityman if he played a quality shortstop. Unfortunately, he's a weak option there.Source: Baltimore Sun Related: Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to terms with IF Donnie Murphy (Athletics) on a minor league deal, with a major league invite to spring training, according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Baltimore Sun.
Donnie Murphy has signed a minor league deal with the Orioles, according to the Baltimore Sun. His agent (Jim Kuzmich) said, "Donnie is looking for a place to play much more consistently than he was in Oakland. Youre talking about a kid that came up playing in the Kansas City organization every day. The Orioles expressed that should Donnies bat develop into what we think it could develop into on the major league level, they see him having a more-defined role."The 25-year-old only batted .184 over 46 games with the Athletics in 2008, but perhaps the 25-year-old infielder can get his career on track in Baltimore.
A's reliever Kirk Saarloos and infielder Donnie Murphy were outrighted off the team's 40-man roster, according to Scout.com.This means the two players can either accept a demotion to the minor leagues or choose to become free agents, which is the likelier thing to happen.
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