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1. I have written a few times in this space already advocating that the Mets should bat Daniel Murphy second in the order, so I am not surprised that Jerry Manuel finally made that official. The short-hand for my reasons was that his lefty, patient bat would work best with Jose Reyes on first, especially over Luis Castillo. Murphy has the ability to hit a ball into the gap and score Reyes from first, Castillo does not hit the ball into many gaps. Murphy is more likely to pull and take advantage of the hole created by Reyes being held on. Also, it is simple, at this moment Murphy is a superior hitter than Castillo, so you want him to bat more often.

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