J.R. Murphy

J.R. Murphy sitting Wednesday for Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher J.R. Murphy is not starting in Wednesday afternoon's series finale versus left-hander Eric Lauer and the San Diego Padres.

What It Means:

Murphy is being replaced at catcher by Alex Avila.

numberFire's models expect Murphy to record 6 homers, 16 RBI, and 13 runs scored over the rest of the season.