| 12/1/2012 5:48:00 PM |
Description: The Pirates and righthander Charlie Morton have agreed to terms on a new one-year, $2 million deal. | Insight: By signing, Morton was able to avoid arbitration. Morton won't be available until late in the season as he continues to recover from Tommy John surgery. | | |
| 6/14/2012 6:48:00 PM |
Description: Pittsburgh starter Charlie Morton had Tommy John surgery Thursday after he suffered a setback in his rehab from right elbow inflammation. | Insight: Morton likely won't be back until late 2013, so you can drop him in all formats. | | |
| 6/14/2012 3:36:00 PM |
Description: Pittsburgh starter Charlie Morton could be headed for Tommy John surgery. He was placed on the DL on June 1st because of right elbow inflammation. | Insight: Whatever the doctors end up deciding, it doesn't look like we'll be seeing Morton (2-6, 4.65 ERA) on a big league pitcher's mound any time soon. | | |
| 6/1/2012 4:27:00 PM |
Description: The Pirates placed right-handed starter Charlie Morton (elbow) on the 15-day disabled list with elbow inflammation. | Insight: Morton has just two wins with a 4.65 ERA and 1.45 WHIP this season , so he won't be difficult to replace. Reliever Brad Lincoln (3-0, 1.07 ERA, 0.87 WHIP) and the injured Jeff Karstens are candidates to replace Morton in the rotation. | | |
| 3/29/2012 4:27:00 PM |
Description: Charlie Morton (hip) will begin the season on the disabled list. | Insight: This is just to buy Morton a little extra time as he continues his recovery from offseason hip surgery. Opponents have hit Morton pretty hard this spring (7.07 ERA in 14 innings) but we're sure he'll round into form eventually. Morton was 10-10 with a 3.83 ERA for Pittsburgh in 2011. | | |
| 6/21/2011 8:23:00 PM |
Description: The Pirates could skip SP Charlie Morton's turn in the rotation at some point, believing that his recent struggles might be attributable to overuse.
SOURCE: Yahoo Sports | Insight: Morton has struggled over his last three starts so the NL hitters might have figured him out. With just 50 K's in 86 innings, he is hard to use in mixed leagues and the time to sell high on him has passed. | | |
| 5/18/2011 8:17:00 PM |
Description: Charlie Morton pitched a complete game shut out in Wednesday's win over the Reds. | Insight: Morton isn't a big strikeout pitcher, but he is 5-1 on the season with a under 3.00 ERA, you could do a lot worse. view him as a stop gap in deeper leagues or an NL only option while he is hot. | | |
| 5/1/2011 5:47:00 PM |
Description: Pirates SP Charlie Morton allowed 4 runs in 5 1/3 innings, giving up 7 hits and walking 5 in the victory over the Rockies. | Insight: The win was nice but Morton's ratios and lack of strikeouts were awful. He is only really worth using in NL-only leagues right now. | | |
| 4/27/2011 6:03:00 AM |
Description: Pirates SP Charlie Morton pitched 6 innings against the Giants, allowing just 1 run on 4 hits and 3 walks; he struck out 6. | Insight: Morton has 18 K's and 18 walks, with a 1.36 WHIP. Until those numbers improve he is only worth using in NL-only leagues. | | |
| 4/15/2011 9:05:00 PM |
Description: Pirates SP Charlie Morton allowed just one run in a complete game victory over the Reds. Morton gave up 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 3. | Insight: Even though Morton is 2-0 don't jump on his bandwagon yet, as he has 12 walks with only 6 K's. | | |
| 4/5/2011 5:33:00 AM |
Description: Charlie Morton got away with five walks over six innings last night but still only allowed one run in a win over St. Louis. | Insight: Don't be fooled into picking up Morton based on this start. He only struck out two batters and was lucky that the walks weren't converted into more runs. | | |
| 11/30/2010 2:03:00 PM |
Description: The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports Pirates' GM Neil Huntington said Morton will likely get a shot at the 2011 starting rotation. | Insight: From late August on, Morton had a 5.48 ERA and 24:10 K/BB ratio over 36.1 innings and finished with a 7.57 ERA on the season. He did pitch well in the Dominican Winter League. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 8/30/2010 12:01:00 PM |
Description: The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports Pirates' manager John Russell hopes to keep Morton in the starting rotation for the remainder of the season. | Insight: Morton would replace Ross Ohlendorf (shoulder), who is out for the season with a shoulder issue. (SportsBuff.com) | | |
| 8/25/2010 12:01:00 AM |
Description: The Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports Morton may take Ross Ohlendorf's (shoulder) place in the Pirates' starting rotation on Sunday. | Insight: Morton has a 3.82 ERA over 14 starts with Triple-A Indianapolis this season, but had an ERA over 9.00 with the Pirates prior to that. (SportsBuff.com) | | |
| 6/14/2010 3:31:00 PM |
Description: Morton (shoulder) allowed three runs over six innings, striking out six and walking one, for Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday. | Insight: Morton has not been particularly impressive in two rehab starts, but it would not be a huge surprise to see him back in the big leagues at some point this summer. (SportsBuff.com) | | |
| 6/9/2010 2:36:00 PM |
Description: Morton (shoulder) allowed five runs (two earned) over 3.2 innings for Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday. | Insight: This outing will not help Morton return to the big leagues any time soon. (SportsBuff.com) | | |
| 5/28/2010 6:56:00 PM |
Description: Updating a previous item, the Pirates have placed Morton (shoulder) on the 15-day DL with shoulder fatigue. | Insight: Morton is 1-9 with a 9.35 ERA this season, so perhaps the time off will do him good. (SportsBuff.com) | | |
| 5/28/2010 12:58:00 PM |
Description: The Pitttsburgh Post Gazette reports Pirates' manager John Russell acknowledged that Morton has been dealing with some shoulder fatigue lately. | Insight: Morton is 1-9 with a 9.35 ERA this season, but Russell reportedly has no plans to remove him from the starting rotation. A stint in the minors could do him some good. (SportsBuff.com) | | |
| 5/27/2010 11:38:00 PM |
Description: Morton allowed seven runs (five earned) on eight hits over just two innings against the Reds on Thursday. | Insight: Morton is now 1-9 with a 9.35 ERA this season, and should not be owned in any fantasy league. His spot in the Pirates' starting rotation could be in jeopardy. (SportsBuff.com) | | |
| 5/18/2010 12:29:00 AM |
Description: Morton allowed six runs on six hits over four innings against the Phillies on Monday night. | Insight: Morton is now 1-7 with a 9.68 ERA this season. His hold on a spot in the Pirates' starting rotation almost has to be in jeopardy. (SportsBuff.com) | | |
