Daniel Murphy's outfield internship is now complete. Mets manager Jerry Manuel revealed that much Sunday, saying that Murphy will be the team's regular left fielder heading into the season, rather than remain in a platoon with Fernando Tatis. More likely, the platoon will come in right, between the right-handed-hitting Tatis and the left-handed-hitting Ryan Church(who has not made it through a whole season in three years). It's something of a leap of faith, considering that Murphy has only two months of service time and 131 big league at-bats to his credit. But Murphy, 23, also owns a .313 career average and an uncommon aptitude for hitting, prompting the decision that he is ready for a full-time assignment.
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