Rays sign Charlie Morton - 2 years $30 Mil

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Marc Topkin

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Hearing #Rays are closing in on deal with RHP Charlie Morton

 

Jon Morosi

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#Rays close to signing Charlie Morton, source confirms @TBTimes_Rays report. @MLBNetwork @MLB

 

Jon Morosi

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Source: #Rays, Charlie Morton in agreement on a free agent contract. @TBTimes_Rays was first to report. @MLBNetwork @MLB

 

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Free agent starter Charlie Morton and the Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a two-year, $30 million deal, sources told Yahoo Sports.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

That makes a lot of sense. He's a good fit for their pitching philosophy. Would have been a solid fit in Milwaukee as well ... but the Brewers probably have more depth in that department than the Rays do.

[KeithStone53151]

I agree it's a good fit for the Rays and a good contract for both sides. I'm ok with not going for that contract for the Brewers. That would probably be the end of us making payroll adding moves this winter, we have other holes to fill.

[reillymcshane]

No one really saw that one coming.

 

Nice deal for Morton. And as noted, a good fit. Tampa needed another good starting pitcher. This fits the bill.

[anglotiger]

That's a really good pickup for the Rays.

 

Morton is good enough, and that contract reasonable enough, that I'm a little disappointed...

[StearnsFTW]

That's a really good pickup for the Rays.

 

Morton is good enough, and that contract reasonable enough, that I'm a little disappointed...

 

Yep. He would've been a target for me at that price. A big target.