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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.