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Would reuniting with Charlie Morton improve the Phillies bullpen?

Jon Heyman reported on Twitter today that the Tampa Bay Rays had declined to pick up the option on Charlie Morton, making him a free agent.

Morton turns 37 in two weeks. During this shortened season he went 2-2 with a 4.74 ERA. He started nine games and pitched 38 innings. That’s an average of 4.22 innings per game, a stat that does not bode well with the Phillies’ Bullpen. However, as Jon Heyman mentions above Morton is a big-game pitcher.

Playoff Performance:

Talking About Playoffs? We may be getting ahead of ourselves with the Phillies’ issues, but The front office has to think about becoming contenders this year.