Morton, Rays agree on two-year, $30 million deal; Yankees focus on retaining pitcher Happ
The Tampa Bay Rays are perfectly comfortable putting relief pitchers on the mound to begin games. But the chance to add an All-Star to their patchwork rotation, that was too good to pass up. Coming off a career-high 30 starts, Charlie Morton reached a $30 ...
Pitcher Charlie Morton's unlikely trip from journeyman to star
Two hours before an exhibition game in March, the Houston Astros clubhouse was vacant save for MAS and 'Stros hurler Charlie Morton. This, of course, was the pre-World Series hero Morton. Back then, he was merely big question mark Charlie (more on this in a ...
From laughingstock to lift off. George Springer and the Houston Astros rocketed to the top of the baseball galaxy Wednesday night, winning the first World Series championship in franchise history by romping past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7. Playing for a city still ...
Teams stock up on mid-rotation types to add depth to pitching staffs
A pedestrian pitching parade. That pretty much describes this winter's crop of free-agent MLB starting hurlers. There were no power arms of the Max Scherzer variety on the market this offseason, just a bunch of so-so, back-end-of-rotation guys. (Who can still play baseball way better than ...
