When the Chicago Cubs pulled the trigger on adding veteran infielder Daniel Murphy, we all knew what we were getting. He made it pretty difficult to forget, given he carries a career .919 OPS against the North Siders.
Lo and behold, Chicago picked up wins in his first eight games as a Cub, and it appeared as if he was the missing piece in an inconsistent Cubs’ offense. But, then, he looked as lost as the rest of his teammates at the plate as the bats went ice-cold in the back half of their 30 games in 30 days stretch in September.