When Charlie Morton hit the DL after Tuesday’s loss to the Athletics, it was announced that he might miss one start. While he was placed on the DL with shoulder discomfort, as reported by Chandler Rome, it was most likely a way to give his arm a breather. He had already surpassed his highest regular season innings total since 2014. Last year he had 146 2/3 innings, but he didn’t become Charlie Freaking Morton until the playoffs. This year he has thrown innings, all stats via Baseball-Reference.
Morton just looked fatigued in that start and rosters are set to expand tomorrow, so get him healthy for the playoffs.