Great Comment on Murton from Peter Gammons

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

To me Oneil, Greer, and Grace are not superstars; they are very good major leaguers but not superstars. That is the class I think Murton has the potential to be.

[ltb]

How about calling him daywalker.

 

i like this one

[srbin84]

By Cubs standards, Grace was a superstar even though by MLB standards he was just an above average 1B.

[brinoch]

I'll gladly take a Paul O'Neill-esque career from Murton. 20 HR's a year is solid power, he hits for a nice average, draws walks, has speed, and plays good D. I think he'll be a nice, cheap fixture for us in left.

[Guest]

I really like what I've seen from Murton so far. Despite having the same walk rate as Jaque Jones, Matt has been the most patient hitter on this team so far. His Take/Swing ratio is 1.77, even better than Lee's 1.68. When Murton does swing he usually connects, with a 91.2% contact percentage.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

I really like what I've seen from Murton so far. Despite having the same walk rate as Jaque Jones, Matt has been the most patient hitter on this team so far. His Take/Swing ratio is 1.77, even better than Lee's 1.68. When Murton does swing he usually connects, with a 91.2% contact percentage.

 

He certainly seems comfortable hitting with 2 strikes in the count. It's certainly more pleasurable watching Murton hit with 2 strikes than CPat. :lol: