Morlan, 24, was originally drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 2004 draft. He came to the Rays along with Matt Garza and Jason Bartlett in the trade for Delmon Young. His career stats:
Year Age Tm W L ERA G GS SV IP WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB 2004 18 Twins 1 2 2.84 11 2 1 25.1 1.382 8.9 0.4 3.6 9.9 2.80 2005 19 Elizabethton 2 0 0.82 4 4 0 22.0 0.545 2.5 0.0 2.5 12.3 5.00 2005 19 Beloit 4 4 4.38 10 10 0 51.1 1.364 6.8 0.9 5.4 9.6 1.77 2006 20 Beloit 5 5 2.29 28 18 2 106.1 1.091 6.6 0.5 3.2 10.6 3.29 2007 21 Fort Myers 4 3 3.15 41 0 18 65.2 1.096 7.5 1.0 2.3 12.6 5.41 2007 21 New Britain 1 0 2.25 2 0 0 4.0 1.500 6.8 0.0 6.8 15.8 2.33 2008 22 Montgomery 4 2 3.64 30 0 1 47.0 1.255 8.4 1.0 2.9 8.6 3.00 2009 23 Montgomery 7 5 3.99 48 0 4 70.0 1.386 8.6 1.0 3.9 8.0 2.07 2010 24 Montgomery 1 0 5.24 12 0 0 22.1 1.836 12.9 1.6 3.6 6.4 1.78 7 Seasons 29 21 3.24 186 34 26 414.0 1.227 7.6 0.8 3.5 10.0 2.89Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 5/25/2010.
Strait, who will turn 27 on Friday, was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the 2004 draft. The Rays acquired him for cash considerations last summer from the Kansas City Royals. His career stats:
Year Age Tm AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS 2004 21 Billings 49 10 19 1 3 2 11 3 2 .388 .434 .653 1.087 2004 21 Dayton 220 15 46 10 2 0 13 3 3 .209 .266 .273 .539 2005 22 Dayton 413 63 110 16 4 14 60 25 7 .266 .349 .426 .775 2006 23 Sarasota 489 85 126 36 4 17 74 50 9 .258 .325 .452 .777 2006 23 Louisville 10 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .100 .250 .300 .550 2007 24 Sarasota 266 39 64 15 4 7 39 15 7 .241 .291 .406 .697 2007 24 Chattanooga 218 31 47 15 0 7 29 11 2 .216 .282 .381 .663 2008 25 Wilmington 196 39 58 13 1 13 35 11 2 .296 .362 .571 .934 2008 25 Chattanooga 226 32 58 17 3 5 19 4 3 .257 .305 .425 .729 2009 26 Northwest Arkansas 320 59 89 22 1 4 38 14 4 .278 .340 .391 .731 2009 26 Montgomery 111 15 26 6 1 1 21 5 1 .234 .282 .333 .616 2010 27 Montgomery 133 14 26 11 0 0 10 8 2 .195 .267 .278 .545 7 Seasons 2651 404 670 162 24 70 350 149 42 .253 .317 .411 .728Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 5/25/2010.
My guess is they will jump Morrison two levels to Montgomery. He has is BA over 200 now, so now is the time to move him up.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe the $3,750,000 wonder with the Stone Crabs who is hitting a whopping 200 at the moment.
Any further word on the corresponding moves?
ReplyDeleteHeath Rollins was sent down and Omar Luna was activated, per Stacy Long. Also, Drew Anderson is now playing the outfield.
ReplyDeleteAlso Cromer is ready in Durham to replace Rollins
ReplyDeletePer Stacy Long, Morlan update:
ReplyDeletePitcher Eduardo Morlan, released from the Biscuits on Monday, has signed with the Milwaukee Brewers and is headed to Double-A Huntsville [Stars]. The Brewers have a history with Morlan. They took him in the Rule 5 draft in December 2008 but, unable to keep him on the major-league roster that next spring, returned him to Tampa Bay.