Daniel Murphy: Latest News, Rumors, Speculation Surrounding Free-Agent 2B

Daniel Murphy had a very strong 2015 season for the New York Mets and had an amazing postseason run. However that might not be enough to keep him in New York in 2016. 

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Mets Plan to Make an Offer for Murphy

Wednesday, Nov. 18

The Mets are "unlikely" to be the highest bidder on Murphy but still believe they can land the postseason hero, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York:

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The Mets are expected to make a legitimate bid for the free-agent infielder. And there is a belief within the organization that Murphy might consider the Mets even if they are not the highest bidder because he has been a member of the organization for his entire professional career and appeared to enjoy his time.

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The question Murphy will need to answer is how big of a pay cut will he be willing to take to remain with the Mets. 

This goes against a report from Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News on Oct. 19, who said, "Two team sources said again Sunday that Murphy, despite his postseason heroics, is not in the Mets’ future plans."

“He's been great, really great, but it changes nothing," one of those sources told Ackert.

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Dodgers Have Interest in Murphy

Wednesday, Nov. 11

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported Los Angeles is "considering" Murphy as a potential free-agent target.

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Mets Have the Talent to Replace Murphy

Murphy, 30, was a postseason star for the Mets during their run that culminated in a World Series loss to the Kansas City Royals. 

According to Ackert, however, the Mets see Dilson Herrera as their second baseman of the future and feel confident that Wilmer Flores can play the position until Herrera is ready to seize the reins. While Murphy can also play first and third base, one rival executive doesn't see the Mets paying a premium for him, per Ackert:

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If they are keeping their payroll in the same neighborhood, they can't afford to keep him. He's making $8 million now, will probably get a bump on that and he's going to want some years. They already have all that money invested in Juan Lagares (4 years, $22.5 million) and Michael Cuddyer (1 year, $10 million) who are both backups now. You can't keep your payroll under control like that.

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The Mets have a lot of young talent they'll want to contractually control for years to come, so losing veterans like Murphy seems like an inevitability. While Murphy has proved valuable during the team's World Series run, his days with the Mets appear to be numbered.