Blake Murphy Sports Writing

Title: Say Goodbye to J.P. Arencibia, Relevant Fantasy Catcher
Date: October 15, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: Home run totals can make an otherwise mediocre player fantasy relevant. This article lamented the end of J.P. Arencibia as someone who was even fantasy relevant, considering his real-world performance had gotten too bad to expect anything from moving forward.
Read the full article!

Title: Francisco Liriano: My Fantasy MVP
Date: October 10, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: Forced to select our Fantasy MVPs for the season, this article gave some appreciation to the once-again-stellar Francisco Liriano.
Read the full article!

Title: 10 Bold Reflections: We suck, we’re idiots
Date: October 8, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked back at the 10 Bold Predictions I had to make in the preseason for Rotographs. Uhh…please keep in mind the bar for “bold” is pretty high, and 3/10 isn’t all that bad. And uhh, yeah, maybe just move on.
Read the full article!

Title: Final Week Shortstop Plays By Category
Date: September 24, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article recommended certain shortstops based on different category needs for the final week of the fantasy season.
Read the full article!

Title: Breaking down Brad Miller for 2014
Date: September 10, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at Brad Miller’s potential fantasy value for 2014, as he was surprisingly a hot topic in the comment section of a recent piece.
Read the full article!

Title: Meet the New Hanley, Same as the Old Hanley
Date: September 17, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at the bounce-back season for Hanley Ramirez, who was suddenly back in the discussion as one of the league’s premier fantasy shortstops.
Read the full article!