After starting the season on the disabled list, Charlie Morton has returned to the Pittsburgh rotation as a more extreme version of himself.
Since we’re talking about a pitcher with a lifetime 114 ERA- and 15.5% strikeout rate, maybe you’re not jumping out of your chair, but the results have been very good in his 33.1 innings this year.
The 31-year-old has a 1.62 ERA and 44 ERA-, but a .229 BABIP and 79.1% strand rate have been the stars of this production of Small Sample Size Theater.
While this has certainly been a good thing (and hopefully you’ve taken the advice of our Jeff Hicks and streamed Morton in fantasy), these figures are not exactly predictive going forward.