It seems that I wasn’t alone on Tuesday in finding a lot to wonder about in newly acquired Pirates pitcher Matt Morris’ stats. Since then, ESPN has called Pirates GM Dave Littlefield’s decision to trade for Morris “bizarre” and “inexcusable.” Yahoo! said, “Matt Morris? Really?”
Just for fun, here are some Matt Morris charts that don’t have downward trendlines.
WHIP. A pitcher with 1 or fewer “Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched” is doing really well.
How about another with an upward trajectory?
One more thing: according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Dejan Kovacevic, Morris is the highest-paid player in Pirates history.
Go Steelers!
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Pittsburgh: Where Giants go to be irrelevant.
San Francisco: Where Pirates go to break records.
That said, I do find his aging trend disturbing.
Posted 13 Aug 2007 at 10:22 am ¶If Rajai Davis — the rookie outfielder the Giants got for Morris — ends up setting a new career home-run record in 20 years, I won\’t be surprised.
Posted 13 Aug 2007 at 10:24 am ¶