{"id":939541,"date":"2026-10-24T18:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T18:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939541\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T18:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T18:32:09","slug":"nl-east-notes-murphy-mets-marlins-compton-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939541\/","title":{"rendered":"NL East Notes: Murphy, Mets, Marlins, Compton, Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before Pat Murphy was promoted from bench coach to Brewers\u2019 manager in November 2023, Murphy was known to be one of the finalists<\/a> in the Mets\u2019 2019 managerial search that eventually resulted in the hiring of Carlos Beltran.\u00a0 Then-Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen (who is now Murphy\u2019s agent) preferred Murphy as the hire and made that recommendation to former COO Jeff Wilpon, as Van Wagenen and Murphy told the New York Post\u2019s Joel Sherman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Less than three months after being hired, Beltran resigned in January 2020 as part of the fallout from the Astros\u2019 sign-stealing scandal.\u00a0 Murphy said the Mets reached out to him at the time and he was still interested in the managerial job, but the team ended up promoting from within by installing quality control coach Luis Rojas for the role.\u00a0 Van Wagenen said that decision was made with a nod to continuity, as Rojas was already a known quantity and Spring Training was just around the corner.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, the Brewers are glad that Murphy stayed put, as the club is now three wins away from a World Series title with the skipper at the helm.\u00a0 It is anyone\u2019s guess as to whether or not Murphy would\u2019ve been able to similarly thrive in New York, but Milwaukee\u2019s continued success under Murphy adds some salt to the Mets\u2019 revolving door in the dugout.\u00a0 Counting Beltran, the Mets have had seven different managers within the last decade, and the hope that is interim-turned-permanent manager<\/a> Andy Green can finally bring some stability.<\/p>\n

More from around the NL East\u2026<\/p>\n

If the next round of collective bargaining talks results in a salary floor, the Marlins would suddenly need to start spending, as MLBTR\u2019s Payroll Tracker<\/a> indicates that Miami has only around $81.8MM on the books for 2027.\u00a0 The Miami Herald\u2019s Barry Jackson<\/a> writes that if the Fish did have to hike payroll to meet a hypothetical floor, the team would make up the gap via contract extensions and by acquiring players with salaries in the range of $10MM-$15MM per year.\u00a0 Signing free agents to mega-contracts still wouldn\u2019t be part of the Marlins\u2019 plan, as according to Jackson, \u201cthe front office is philosophically opposed to\u201d such deals.
\nAlso from Jackson, Marlins prospect Brandon Compton<\/a> has been asked to keep working out as a first baseman this offseason.\u00a0 The second-round pick from the 2025 draft has been an outfielder for almost all of his two pro seasons, though he got into six games at first base this past year.\u00a0 MLB Pipeline ranks Compton 13th in Miami\u2019s farm system, with a scouting report<\/a> that predicted a move to first base due to questions about Compton\u2019s range and throwing arm as a left fielder.\u00a0 While Compton\u2019s defense remains a question mark, his bat seems to be developing nicely \u2014 he hit .270\/.411\/.576 with 36 homers in 566 combined plate appearances over three minor league levels, including 67 PA for Triple-A Jacksonville.\u00a0 It would seem like Compton might make his MLB debut at some point in 2027, and could play a role in the Marlins\u2019 unsettled first base mix.
\nAidan Miller<\/a> is also expected to impact the Phillies\u2019 lineup perhaps as early as Opening Day, though the team is probably likelier to take it easy with Miller given how back problems cost him almost all of the 2026 campaign.\u00a0 The infield prospect was able to play in eight late-season games the minors and has since played eight games in the Arizona Fall League, with great results at the plate.\u00a0 MLB.com\u2019s Todd Zolecki<\/a> notes that Miller has played only third base in the AFL due to logistical reasons, as his late addition to the roster came after the Phillies had already lined up shortstops for the team.\u00a0 Getting Miller back up to full game strength is the top priority, but once he\u2019s ready for the Show, he could step into what is expected to be a third base vacancy in Philadelphia (assuming Alec Bohm<\/a> isn\u2019t re-signed) or perhaps at shortstop, if Trea Turner<\/a> can\u2019t improve his glovework<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Before Pat Murphy was promoted from bench coach to Brewers\u2019 manager in November 2023, Murphy was known to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":939542,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[188503,64,63,506110,591,58087,85],"class_list":["post-939541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-aidan-miller","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-brandon-compton","tag-mlb","tag-pat-murphy","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=939541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/939542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=939541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=939541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=939541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}