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​Fantasy Baseball: Why Daniel Murphy's Power Surge Is Legit

Murphy transformed from a contact hitter to a power threat last season. Here's why he can put up similar numbers this season.

It’s been a meteoric rise to elite fantasy baseball production for Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy.

Even after his otherworldly 2015 postseason performance, NFBC Average Draft Position (ADP) from last year had him getting selected around the end of the 14th round in 12-team fantasy leagues.

Fast-forward to a year later, and he’s currently the 39th overall player on FantasyPros’ early consensus rankings with an ADP of 35.