We all want to keep updated on Murton, right?

[inari]

Come on, you know you're curious. Through his first three games and eleven at bats, the red head is currently hitting .182/.357/.545. He sure is taking a lot of walks and hitting for some pop so far. Of course, "so far" is an extremely limited sample size. Anyways, how does everyone think Murton will fare down there? How long till he's back up?

[sethuel1]

Come on, you know you're curious. Through his first three games and eleven at bats, the red head is currently hitting .182/.357/.545. He sure is taking a lot of walks and hitting for some pop so far. Of course, "so far" is an extremely limited sample size. Anyways, how does everyone think Murton will fare down there? How long till he's back up?

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[Shilzzz]

can we get this moved to the minor leagues forum? not that i don't like to read the daily minor league box score threads, but that's kind of like searching through a game thread for a jacque jones strikeout - tedious.

[inari]

Sorry I messed up the first time.

[jersey cubs fan]

Anyways, how does everyone think Murton will fare down there? How long till he's back up?

 

 

In his only AAA time before this year, Murton did this:

.353 .421 .500

 

That year he hit .342 .403 .498 in AA.

 

I would hope that after he's gets himself settled back into the routine of playing everyday, he'll be able to do something along the lines of .325/.415/.500. But I'm not at all suprised that he started slowly, since he looked so out of whack his last couple at bats in the majors.

 

Hopefully Jacque is gone in a couple 2-3 weeks, and then Murton can be back up shortly thereafter.

[Lockes Eye Scar]

3-4, 2 2B, BB, 2 RBI tonight.

 

Now hitting .269/.406/.538 in 7 games. Keep it up, Matt.

[Sammy Sofa]

Good job, Murt!

[cubscausestress]

he had some really good swings and was very patient here in nashville this past week. didn't always produce an on base situation, but looked like he was settling in.

[Iceblink]

Interesting that he's wearing #13 (at least that's what the ICubs roster page has.) Nobody's listed at #19, wonder if he's just doing it for kicks or really changing his number.

[killthegoat06]

WHat's going on with him? Is he coming back anytime soon? Have his stats been good?

[TruffleShuffle]

WHat's going on with him? Is he coming back anytime soon? Have his stats been good?

 

Murton in Iowa

 

 

solid 6/4 BB/K ratio; doubles power and fairly low BABIP. I want to see him get that GB% lower.... maybe Von Joshua can help him add a little loft to his swing. He'll never be a big power guy, but hopefully he can be a doubles hitter like a Grace or Overbay.

[abuck1220]

WHat's going on with him? Is he coming back anytime soon? Have his stats been good?

 

Murton in Iowa

 

 

solid 6/4 BB/K ratio; doubles power and fairly low BABIP. I want to see him get that GB% lower.... maybe Von Joshua can help him add a little loft to his swing. He'll never be a big power guy, but hopefully he can be a doubles hitter like a Grace or Overbay.

 

it seems like he's always hit a crap load of ground balls. worked out well for him at first because he always had a ton of infield hits, if i remember correctly.

[Balsa]

it seems like he's always hit a crap load of ground balls. worked out well for him at first because he always had a ton of infield hits, if i remember correctly.

IIRC, one of the highest groundball percentages in the game.

 

If he added more loft to his swing, it would also aid his power I think.

[TruffleShuffle]

If he added more loft to his swing, it would also aid his power I think.

 

You're probably right... it's hard to hit ground balls over the fence :P