Charlie Morton Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 5" / 215 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 11/12/1983 (38)
- Experience
- 12
- College
- None
Charlie Morton Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Charlie Morton News
Left-handed pitcher Tucker Davidson has been added to the Atlanta Braves' World Series roster as a replacement for injured pitcher Charlie Morton (leg). Morton suffered a fractured right fibula during the team's Game 1 win against the Houston Astros and will miss the rest of the series. A starter for most of his career, Davidson made four starts for Atlanta during the regular season, pitching to a 3.60 ERA and a 4.52 FIP in 20 innings while striking out 18 batters and surrendering eight walks.
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton (leg) suffered a fractured right fibula in the team's Game 1 win over the Houston Astros in the World Series on Tuesday night. Morton will obviously miss the rest of the World Series, but he's expected to be ready for spring training next season. The veteran right-hander suffered the fracture on a 102.4 mph Yuli Gurriel comebacker in the second inning. Kyle Wright, who made 24 starts at Triple-A Gwinnett this year, was included on the World Series roster and could be asked to step up and make a start later in the series with Morton now out. Potential roster replacements include Kyle Muller, Touki Toussaint and Tucker Davidson. Lefty Drew Smyly is also an option to start later in the series. Reliever A.J. Minter relieved Morton on Tuesday and tossed a career-high 43 pitches.
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton will start in Game 1 of the World Series in Houston on Tuesday against his former team, the Houston Astros. Morton pitched for Houston in both 2017 and 2018 and earned the win for the Astros in Game 7 of the 2017 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers by tossing the final four innings. The veteran right-hander also faced the Astros in the 2019 Division Series and the 2020 American League Championship Series. Morton has pitched well in three starts for Atlanta this postseason, posting a 3.77 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 14 1/3 innings, but the Astros will be a tough task on the road. It will be the third time in the last five years that Morton has pitched in the World Series, each time for a different team.
Batting Order
| 1 | Eddie Rosario |
| 2 | Jorge Soler |
| 3 | Freddie Freeman |
| 4 | Austin Riley |
| 5 | Adam Duvall |
| 6 | Joc Pederson |
| 7 | Ozzie Albies |
| 8 | Travis d'Arnaud |
| 9 | Dansby Swanson |
Charlie Morton Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Eddie Rosario |
| 2 | Jorge Soler |
| 3 | Freddie Freeman |
| 4 | Austin Riley |
| 5 | Adam Duvall |
| 6 | Joc Pederson |
| 7 | Ozzie Albies |
| 8 | Travis d'Arnaud |
| 9 | Dansby Swanson |
Charlie Morton had a disappointing 2020 season for the Rays, going 2-2 with a 4.74 ERA in 38 IP. Advanced metrics liked him a little bit more with a 4.01 xFIP, but the now 37-year-old saw his average fastball velocity decline (93.8 mph vs. 95 in 2019) and threw it more often (35.6% of the time vs. 30% in 2019) at the expense of his curve. Morton's curve is probably his best pitch, generating a 16.2 SwStr% and 37.4% chase rate in 2020. He might be able to get his K% closer to his impressive 2019 rate of 30.4 than last season's 24.7% with a tighter pitch selection, but the ability to last deep into games is another matter. Morton averaged just over four innings per start in 2020, a figure that's too low to earn wins or quality starts in our game. Leaving Tampa Bay for the Atlanta Braves may help address this issue, but we're talking about a guy who struggled the second time through the order (5.28 ERA over 15 1/3 IP vs. 3.00 over 18 IP first time through). The veteran may simply not have it in him to pitch deep into games anymore, making him a poor value at his current ADP of 145.43.