David Murphy roped a pair of doubles and drew a walk in Sunday's win over the Angels. He also scored a run. Murphy remains a platoon player in Texas' elite offense, but is producing like he always does, batting .264/.342/.436 through 162 plate appearances. He's an excellent bench option in deeper mixed leagues.

David Murphy hit a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Astros. Murphy's fifth-inning blast off of Jordan Lyles was his second in two games, and third of the month. Quietly getting going after a middling start, the left-handed half of Texas' left-field platoon is now batting .271/.333/.477 on the year. He should be owned in all deeper mixed leagues.

David Murphy went 3-for-3 and drove in the game's only run in the Rangers 1-0 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday. Murphy has seen a dramatic increase in his playing time since the Rangers shifted Josh Hamilton to center field, and he's responded in a big way. He's hitting .533 on the young season, and should be owned in all leagues.

Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said multiple teams have inquired about David Murphy's availability. "We've been asked about him by other teams who perceive him as an everyday player and he doesn't have that label with us," Daniels said. "But we view him in that light." The Rangers and Murphy avoided arbitration in January by agreeing to a one-year, $3.625 million contract. The 30-year-old is set to fill the fourth-outfielder role in Texas and log sporadic at-bats at DH. As MLB.com notes, Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz have missed a total of 246 games the past three seasons, so Murphy should find enough at-bats to be useful in AL-only formats. He hit .275/.328/.401 with 11 homers, 46 RBI and a .729 OPS over 440 plate appearances last season.

The Rangers and OF David Murphy avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3.625 million contract. Murphy was arbitration-eligible for the second time this winter. The 30-year-old earned $2.40 million last season while batting .275/.328/.401 with 11 homers, 46 RBI and a .729 OPS over 440 plate appearances. He should remain a useful part-time player for the Rangers in 2012.

ESPN's Jayson Stark reports that the Twins have asked about Rangers outfielder David Murphy. Murphy possesses a solid .280/.339/.447 career batting line but has seen a dip in playing time over the past three seasons in Texas. If the Twins are willing to offer up a decent prospect, the Rangers may be willing to move the 30-year-old outfielder.

David Murphy went 3-for-4 in Wednesday's Game 4 ALCS win over the Tigers. He scored the Rangers' first run in the sixth inning, which interestingly was only his third run in his past 16 games. He is hitting .353/.389/.529 in the playoffs.

David Murphy is back in the Rangers' starting lineup for Game 4 of the ALCS against the Tigers on Wednesday. Endy Chavez made the starting in left field on Tuesday, but Murphy is back in there against right-hander Rick Porcello. The 29-year-old outfielder is 3-for-13 (.231) with one double and four strikeouts during the postseason. Also of note, Yorvit Torrealba will serve as the designated hitter while Mike Napoli starts behind the plate.

David Murphy will be back in left field for Game 4. Murphy, a left-handed hitter, is not in the Rangers' starting lineup for Monday's Game 3 against Rays southpaw David Price. But he will be back in action Tuesday against the right-handed Jeremy Hellickson.

David Murphy went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in a 7-3 win over the Mariners on Saturday. Murphy had a two-run single in a six-run fourth inning. He is now batting .349 (30-for-86) with four home runs, six doubles, one triple and 15 RBI this month. In order to keep his hot bat in the lineup during the postseason, Rangers manager Ron Washington plans to use Josh Hamilton in center field.