Jon Heyman reported on Twitter today that the Tampa Bay Rays had declined to pick up the option on Charlie Morton, making him a free agent.
Morton turns 37 in two weeks. During this shortened season he went 2-2 with a 4.74 ERA. He started nine games and pitched 38 innings. That’s an average of 4.22 innings per game, a stat that does not bode well with the Phillies’ Bullpen. However, as Jon Heyman mentions above Morton is a big-game pitcher.
Playoff Performance:
Talking About Playoffs? We may be getting ahead of ourselves with the Phillies’ issues, but The front office has to think about becoming contenders this year.