OnlyBucs

585053647257707F110 wrote: I don't think anyone will have any illusions about Morton. He's not a an ace. He's a decent 4 or 5 starter. Where I think he could be great, and perhaps with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight where the Pirates should have used him, is as a middle reliever, capable of going multiple innings. It was always his second or third time through the order where he got into trouble. So, don't give him a second or third time through. Use him like we used Joe Blanton in 2015.


I was surprised when they said last night was only the second relief appearance of his major league career and the first came with the Braves.