Originally Posted by
StarkVegasSteve
It would be an interesting competition. I think Shapen wins it because he does what we want to do really well. Some folks opinions are skewed by the Baylor stuff. Aranda and Co. were not putting him in a position to thrive schematically. I have heard that from multiple people all over the industry. This is a guy that was highly thought of coming out of HS but kind of flew under the radar because it was assumed he was going pro in baseball.
I would still bring in Murphy, if he wants to come, and he can probably win your job in 25 and you have a quality backup if Shapen goes down. Which is not out of the realm of possibility with his injury history.