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Charlie Morton RHP
Born: 11/12/83, entering age 32 season
Height: 6’5″, Weight: 225 lb.
2015 Stats: 9-9, 4.81 ERA, 129 IP, 17.1 K%, 7.3 BB%, 57.3 GB%, 21.5 FB%, 80 ERA+
Career: 45-70, 4.54 ERA, 875.2 IP, 15.8 K%, 8.5 BB%, 55.3 GB%, 23.9 FB%, 84 ERA+
Contract Status: $8M in 2016; $9.5M team option for 2017 with a $1M buyout
History
In the 2002 MLB Draft, the Atlanta Braves took a local high school outfielder named Jeff Francoeur in the 1st round, a local high school catcher named Brian McCann in the 2nd round, and a high school pitcher from Connecticut named Charlie Morton in the third round.