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Mon Nov 2 201514:24Mets 2B Murphy, OF Cespedes set for free agency
Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy is bracing for the realistic possibility that 2015 was his swan song in New York.Murphy, who hit seven home runs in the playoffs and set a record with homers in six games in a row, was just 3 for 20 in the World Series and made a critical error to contribute to the Game 4 rally by the Kansas City Royals. Kansas City scored three runs after Murphy's misplay of a routine ground ball."I've enjoyed my time here. I feel blessed to have been a Met this long," Murphy said of his nine seasons with the team since they drafted him in 2006. "I do like it here," Murphy said after the Mets lost Game 5 in the 12th. "I'd like to come back. We'll have to see. I don't think there are going to be 30 teams offering me a deal. So we'll have to see. That will probably dwindle it down."Murphy, 30, batted third in manager Terry Collins' lineup and the cleanup man, Yoenis Cespedes, is also a free agent. It's possible the Mets, who advanced to the World Series on the strength of Murphy and their young starting pitching, will field a lineup with three or four new starters in 2016. Cespedes was 12 for 54 in the playoffs with 17 strikeouts. He was doubled up on at first base on a line drive to end Game 4."I didn't play as well as I wanted to, that's most certainly the case," Murphy said of the World Series. "I wish I would have swung the bat better. I wish I could have made a couple of more plays. But I can't get it back now."The Mets are reportedly prepared to offer Murphy a qualifying offer but at 30, the lure of a multi-year deal is likely to trump the $15.8 million one-year contract.