"2 WS wins + 138 wins in total." Veteran born in 1983 signed a one-year, 22.1 billion contract with Morton and Baltimore
"2 WS wins + 138 wins in total." Veteran born in 1983 signed a one-year, 22.1 billion contract with Morton and Baltimore
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Veteran pitcher Charlie Morton will mark the 2025 season with the Baltimore Orioles in the Major League Baseball (MLB).메이저놀이터
The Major League's official website MLB.com reported on the 4th (Korea Standard Time) that "Baltimore has added a veteran pitcher to the lineup for the 2025 season as it agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract with right-hander Morton."
Morton, who made his big league debut with the Atlanta Braves in 2008, returned to his former team Atlanta ahead of the 2021 season after playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays. After four seasons with Atlanta, he will move to another team.
Morton, born in 1983, was a third-round pick by the Atlanta Braves in 2002, and had 138 wins, 123 losses and an ERA of 4.01 in 2,125 ⅔ innings in 383 games (382 starts) in the big league until last year. In 2011, the fourth season of the big league, he achieved double-digit wins (10 wins) for the first time, and also won 10 games in 2017-2019, 2021 and 2023.
He won the World Series in 2017 when he was in Houston and 2021 when he was wearing the Atlanta jersey. He also had the pleasure of being selected as an All-Star for Houston in 2018 and Tampa Bay in 2019.
In the last season, he recorded 165 ⅓ innings with 8 wins and 10 losses with an ERA of 4.19 in 30 games. "Despite his young age, his ball speed did not drop significantly," said MLBTR, which is covering news on the Major League transfer market. Morton's average fastball speed was 94 miles (151 kilometers) last year.
Baltimore Orioles, which had the fifth-lowest ERA (3.77) in the entire Major League last year, is striving to strengthen its starting lineup this winter. After signing a one-year contract with Japanese pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano in December last year, it even had Morton.
MLBTR said, "Jack Epplin, Grayson Rodriguez, Charlie Morton and Sugano are currently building four starters in Baltimore's starting lineup, and Dean Kremer is the fifth starter. Albert Suarez, Trevor Rogers, Cade Povich and Chase McDermott are supporting him."
The possibility of additional recruitment is also open to the public. MLBTR pointed out, "With half of the offseason gone, Baltimore has been linked with Jack Flaherty, the best out-of-contract starter. He is also compatible with potential trade candidates such as Luis Castillo and Dylan Sheets. There is no guarantee that this will be their last move."
However, given that Baltimore spent a lot of money this winter, it is uncertain whether it will open its wallet again. "Morton and Sugano will join Baltimore along with outfielder Tyler O'Neill and catcher Gary Sanchez in the 2025 season," MLB.com said. "Baltimore spent a total of 86 million dollars this offseason."