James Murphy@   Relief Pitcher | Regina Pirates Pitching Murphy is a control pitcher; when he's on he has pinpoint control. He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. His curveball is solid; he throws it better than your average reliever. Murphy has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties. Defense & Hitting Murphy has one of the better pickoff moves among big league righthanders. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Murphy is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Murphy has some pop in his swing. 2025 Outlook Murphy has arguably the best stuff in baseball.           -- Moostard Nyman

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating 2014 REG 84 44 66 54 53 41 50 54 51 62 0 50 0 74 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 37 336 2015 REG 84 44 73 59 53 41 50 54 51 66 0 56 0 80 0 0 23 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 40 369 2016 REG 84 45 90 64 53 41 50 54 51 66 0 59 0 83 0 0 24 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 409 2017 REG 84 46 93 72 53 41 50 54 51 66 0 59 0 86 0 0 25 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 47 425 2018 REG 84 47 93 76 53 41 50 54 51 68 0 62 0 86 0 0 26 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 434 2019 REG 84 50 93 81 53 41 50 54 51 69 0 63 0 87 0 0 27 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 442 2020 REG 84 51 93 85 53 41 50 54 51 70 0 64 0 88 0 0 28 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 449 2021 REG 84 51 93 85 53 41 50 54 51 71 0 65 0 89 0 0 29 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 452 2022 REG 84 51 93 85 53 41 50 54 51 71 0 65 0 89 0 0 30 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 451 2023 REG 84 51 93 85 53 41 50 54 51 71 0 65 0 89 0 0 31 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 450 2024 REG 84 51 93 85 53 41 50 54 51 71 0 65 0 90 0 0 32 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 450 2025 REG 84 51 93 85 53 41 50 54 51 71 0 65 0 90 0 0 33 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 449 Ratings Delta                                 +1 +1             -1

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA 2012 20 ULR 9 6 12 9 67 0 0 0 105.1 1.2 117 6 72 110 50 14 9.42 1.53 1.80 .275 .373 .280 .271 5.55 2013 21 ULR 10 9 11 6 68 0 0 0 89.1 1.1 108 7 62 85 63 22 8.59 1.37 1.91 .298 .414 .361 .267 6.75 2014 22 ULR 10 1 17 3 54 0 0 0 80 1.1 79 6 36 81 52 29 9.11 2.25 1.44 .257 .368 .264 .253 3.83 Totals     29 16 40 18 189 0 0 0 274.2 1.1 304 19 170 276 165 65 9.06 1.62 1.73 .278 .385 .298 .265 5.45

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA 2015 23 PTHU 8 1 29 0 51 0 0 0 56 1.0 54 7 13 39 31 10 6.27 3.00 1.20 .254 .394 .202 .287 2.57 Totals     8 1 29 0 51 0 0 0 56 1.0 54 7 13 39 31 10 6.27 3.00 1.20 .254 .394 .202 .287 2.57

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA 2016 24 REG 3 3 5 8 28 0 0 0 40 1.1 40 5 9 16 16 7 3.60 1.78 1.23 .258 .419 .238 .272 2.03 2017 25 REG 6 3 13 8 39 0 0 0 47.2 1.1 45 5 7 27 31 12 5.15 3.86 1.10 .250 .378 .271 .232 2.08 2018 26 REG 6 4 32 1 50 0 0 0 51.2 1.0 55 9 11 26 21 6 4.57 2.36 1.29 .271 .429 .255 .284 5.05 2019 27 REG 5 1 32 3 49 0 0 0 48.1 1.0 47 6 8 28 31 3 5.24 3.50 1.14 .255 .408 .267 .250 3.35 2020 28 REG 4 2 7 5 42 0 0 0 73 1.2 68 11 17 48 17 6 5.92 2.82 1.16 .241 .426 .246 .237 2.96 2021 29 REG 8 3 8 16 49 0 0 0 79.2 1.2 66 10 13 44 16 3 5.00 3.38 1.00 .222 .357 .241 .207 2.60 2022 30 REG 6 5 11 13 47 0 0 0 58.1 1.1 56 11 11 47 19 2 7.28 4.27 1.15 .243 .439 .256 .236 3.39 2023 31 REG 5 5 7 23 47 0 0 0 70 1.1 63 7 11 34 10 3 4.37 3.09 1.06 .243 .371 .255 .236 2.83 2024 32 REG 10 8 5 14 47 0 0 0 71.2 1.2 80 16 16 38 10 8 4.80 2.38 1.35 .280 .500 .331 .242 4.65 2025 33 REG 3 3 21 5 43 0 0 0 39.2 1.0 38 4 9 15 29 7 3.44 1.67 1.20 .252 .371 .300 .228 3.40 Totals     56 37 141 96 441 0 0 0 580 1.1 558 84 112 323 200 57 5.01 2.88 1.16 .250 .412 .265 .240 3.26

James Murphy's Career Highlights

Year Details 2014 1st round - 8th overall selection by Regina Pirates in the 2014 Amateur Draft 2022 Farmers League All Star 2025 Farmers League All Star

James Murphy's Injury History

Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact   May 9, 2023 8 Flu 9%

James Murphy's Comparable Players

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