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Phillies Acquire Charlie Morton From Pirates
如同前一篇Y大所說的，費城人從海盜交易來Charlie Morton，補一些詳細資訊。
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By Brad Johnson | December 12, 2015 at 9:39am CST
The Phillies have acquired right-handed starting pitcher Charlie Morton from
the Pirates, reports FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal on Twitter. The Pirates will
pick up right-handed pitcher David Whitehead in the swap. The Phillies will
pick up the tab for Morton. He is signed for $8MM in 2016 with a $9.5MM club
option for 2017 ($1MM buyout). In a related move, the Phillies designated
pitcher A.J. Achter to make room on the 40-man roster, per MLB.com’s Todd
Zolecki (tweet).
Morton, 32, is a veteran of eight major league seasons. He has a career 4.54
ERA with 6.28 K/9, 3.38 BB/9, and a 55 percent ground ball rate. Phillies
fans will find his delivery uncannily familiar – Morton almost perfectly
mimics the throwing motion of former Phillies star Roy Halladay.
The ground ball specialist has struggled with health in recent seasons, but he
’s been modestly effective when on the field. Although he posted a 4.81 ERA
in 129 innings last season, ERA estimators like xFIP (3.87) and SIERA (3.89)
were more positive. While Morton had a rocky start to his early career, he’s
actually projected to contribute a sub-4.00 ERA in 2016.
Morton joins a suddenly deep Phillies rotation that includes Aaron Nola,
Jerad Eickhoff, Jeremy Hellickson, Vincent Velasquez, Brett Oberholtzer, and
Matt Harrison. It’s unclear what, if any, role Harrison can fill. Even if
Harrison spends the season on the disabled list, the club seems prepared to
avoid forcing an unready pitcher like David Buchanan or Alec Asher from
making regular starts.
In Whitehead, the Pirates acquired a former 34th round pick from the 2013
draft. Last season at High-A, Whitehead pitched to a 4.44 ERA with 6.24 K/9
and 3.38 BB/9 in 25 starts. Scouting reports describe him as a ground ball
pitcher with a low-90’s sinker. He may have a back-of-the-rotation ceiling.
For Pittsburgh, this deal was mostly about escaping the $9MM guaranteed to
Morton over the next two seasons. After dealing Neil Walker last week, the
club has the necessary resources to pursue a starting pitcher in free agency.
The Pirates are often tied to inexpensive reclamation projects like Justin
Masterson or Mat Latos.
The swap necessitated the Phillies to make a 40-man roster move. Achter drew
the short straw. The right-handed reliever was acquired off waivers from the
Twins earlier in the offseason. The 27-year-old has a 90 mph fastball. He’s
posted strong numbers are Triple-A but has yet to succeed at the major league
level.
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備註：
1. 費城人與海盜完成一項交易，方程式如下：
Charlie Morton(PIT, RHP, SP) < - > (minors) David Whitehead (PHI A+, RHP, SP)
2. Charlie Morton未來薪資如下：
Age Salary
2016 32 $8,000,000
2017 33 *$9,500,000(Team Option, $1M Buyout)
3. 費城人DFA了A.J. Achter (PHI, RHP, RP)以清出40人位置給Charlie Morton。
4. 費城人目前的先發輪值人選如下：Charlie Morton、Aaron Nola、Jerad Eickhoff、
Jeremy Hellickson、Vincent Velasquez、Brett Oberholtzer和Matt Harrison。
5. 經過之前Neil Walker的交易，海盜在2016年球季可多挪用8MM預算來補足輪值，據報導
指出，海盜會尋找較便宜的備案如 Justin Masterson或Mat Latos來補足這部分。
6. Charlie Morton在2015年球季成績如下：
W - L ERA IP R ER SO BB ERA+ FIP WHIP
9 - 9 4.81 129.0 77 69 96 41 80 4.19 1.380