Daniel Murphy: The Mets Years Part One (2008-2014)

Daniel Thomas Murphy was born April 1, 1985 in Jacksonville, Florida to Tom & Sharon Murphy. He has a sister & younger brother as well. The six foot two left hand hitting, right hand throwing Murphy attended Jacksonville University playing baseball for the Dolphins team. He was a good hitter who insisted he batted third on the order but was not known to be a good fielder. In college he won an A-Sun Player of the Year award when he batted .398. Murphy drafted by the New York Mets in the 13th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Minor League Ball: That season he played in the Rookie League at Kingsport & the Gulf Coast before getting to the A ball Brooklyn Cyclones for eight games at the end of the year. There he was 7-29 (.241) with one double & three RBIs. In 2007 he played at A Ball St. Lucie developing into a good hitter batting .285 with 11 HRs 78 RBIs in 135 games as the teams main third baseman. In 2008 he started the year back with the Brooklyn Cyclones for th