Giants yank the welcome Matt
Morris, who has one more year left on his contract, was shipped East to a ballclub even worse than the Giants the perennially hapless Pittsburgh Pirates for a scrub outfielder and the proverbial "player to be named later."
A steady if unspectacular pitcher, Morris was tied for second on the Giants roster in victories this season (7), and possessed the fourth-worst earned run average among the San Francisco starting five (4.35). By all accounts, he's a good teammate and a mature, veteran influence in a rotation dominated by talented but inexperienced hurlers (Noah Lowry, Tim Lincecum, and Matt Cain) and the overpaid and unreliable Barry Zito. But Morris's $9 million next year can be better spent on younger players, especially on a roster aching for monumental retooling this coming offseason.
So long, Matt. I hope you look good in yellow.
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