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Phillies Acquire Charlie Morton From Pirates
如同前一篇Y大所说的，费城人从海盗交易来Charlie Morton，补一些详细资讯。
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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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备注：
1. 费城人与海盗完成一项交易，方程式如下：
Charlie Morton(PIT, RHP, SP) < - > (minors) David Whitehead (PHI A+, RHP, SP)
2. Charlie Morton未来薪资如下：
Age Salary
2016 32 $8,000,000
2017 33 *$9,500,000(Team Option, $1M Buyout)
3. 费城人DFA了A.J. Achter (PHI, RHP, RP)以清出40人位置给Charlie Morton。
4. 费城人目前的先发轮值人选如下：Charlie Morton、Aaron Nola、Jerad Eickhoff、
Jeremy Hellickson、Vincent Velasquez、Brett Oberholtzer和Matt Harrison。
5. 经过之前Neil Walker的交易，海盗在2016年球季可多挪用8MM预算来补足轮值，据报导
指出，海盗会寻找较便宜的备案如 Justin Masterson或Mat Latos来补足这部分。
6. Charlie Morton在2015年球季成绩如下：
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