The Kansas City Royals have traded infielder Donnie Murphy to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for cash considerations, Royals Senior Vice President- Baseball Operations/General Manager Dayton Moore announced on Tuesday. Murphy, 23, who was designated for assignment by the Royals on Nov. 20, spent the entire 2006 season at Wichita (AA) hitting .249 with 14 home runs and 45 RBI in 94 games. The 5-foot-10, 185-pounder played a total of 39 games for the Royals in 2004 and 2005, hitting .163 with one home run and 11 RBI. He was the Royals fifth-round selection in the 2002 June Free Agent Draft.