The story of Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Charlie Morton is unique. Morton was an often injured and mediocre starter through the beginning of his career posting a 4.54 ERA/4.10 FIP/4.05 xFIP over 893.0 innings from 2008-2016.
Everything changed when the Houston Astros gave him a two year guaranteed deal heading into the 2017 season. From 2017-2020 Morton was healthier than he had ever been and posted a 3.31 ERA/3.27 FIP/3.42 xFIP and throwing 525.1 innings in roughly 3.5 seasons. Morton’s 13.0 fWAR ranks 13th during that time frame and 12.7 RA9 WAR ties him for 18th alongside teammate Blake Snell.