It's becoming clearer and clearer that Murton is not the same hitter with men on base as when the bases are empty. Does anybody have ideas as to why? I thought of sample size, but I think he has had enough at bats with men on base for the numbers to be meaningful.
I used to be a fan of Murton but as time has gone by I have become more and more bugged by his lack of production. I call him the Un-Manny. Manny Ramirez is probably the best hitter of our generation (not counting Bonds and his steroid relations) and he has a knack of driving runners home. Murton, on the other hand, has a knack of not getting runners in. His OPS with runners on as well as the % of runners he drives in are pretty bad indeed. I find it very puzzling but the numbers are there.