MLB: 5 hot starts that won’t last in 2016

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2. 2B Daniel Murphy – WAS

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Amongst all qualifiers, Daniel Murphy leads the league in OPS (1.429), OBP (.571) and BA (.464). After his ridiculously power infused 2015 postseason where he rattled off seven round trippers and took home NLCS MVP for the Mets, Murphy definitely upped his value headed onto the free agent market.

His seven homers was only seven less than his career high in a single season, so Murphy isn’t really a viable candidate to hit 30 or even 20. He has two right now and a decent lineup to protect him, but Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon are there to drive in runs. Murphy’s job is to hit to contact and get on-base, as his lifetime OBP of .333 can attest to.

Murphy is a fine all-around player, but an ascension to superstardom would be a surprising turn of events in 2016 for the 31-year-old.

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