Murphy, who was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Friday, could serve as the primary pitcher in Wednesday's game against the Marlins and see consistent work as a long reliever, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
The Red Sox only have four healthy starters, and the next open spot in the rotation comes up Wednesday. Murphy could be needed this weekend, but his most likely path to fantasy value is as the pitcher of record in the bullpen game next week against the Marlins. Murphy has shaky numbers on the season at Triple-A, but he hasn't allowed a run over six innings in the majors with an 8:1 K:BB.