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Injury Lat
Est. Return 6/10/2023
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Morris had an excellent run to close the 2021 season, showcasing big stuff and improved strike throwing while appearing nearly ready for big-league rotation work. Unfortunately, he suffered a shoulder strain in camp and didn't begin a rehab assignment until mid-July. Morris was dominant in nine minor-league appearances, logging a 1.69 ERA, 0.70 WHIP and 39 strikeouts in 21.1 innings. He got a September call-up and was used a couple times as a traditional starter while working as an opener or traditional reliever in his other five appearances. Morris's 12.0 BB% in the majors was his worst such mark as a pro, and he should see positive regression in that department if he's healthy in 2023. The 26-year-old righty throws a high-spin mid-90s four-seamer and primarily mixes in an upper-80s cutter and low-80s changeup. The changeup has a chance to be a dominant offering (47.6 Whiff%) if he is locating his fastball early in counts. Cleveland has a lot of rotation depth, and Morris won't be able to log a full season's worth of starts in 2023, but he has a high ceiling on a per-start basis and could throw 100-plus innings in the majors in some capacity. Read Past Outlooks
Role undetermined upon return
Guardians manager Terry Francona said over the weekend that Morris (lat) will be built up to three innings during his rehab assignment before the organization decides whether he'll serve as a starter or reliever upon returning from the 60-day injured list, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
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Morris, who is working back from a right lat strain, covered 1.2 scoreless innings in his second rehab outing with Double-A Akron on Sunday, so he'll presumably make at least one more appearance in the minors before the Guardians solidify their plan for him moving forward. Though the 26-year-old right-hander has been working as a starter up to this point in his development, the Guardians are already flush with rotation depth and will get Aaron Civale (oblique) and Triston McKenzie (shoulder) back from the IL within the next week or two. With that in mind, the bullpen likely represents the clearer path for Morris to pitch with the big club at this time, though it's possible the Guardians choose to option him to Triple-A Columbus at the conclusion of his rehab assignment to have him continue to make regular starts and stay ready in case injuries hit the big-league rotation down the road.
Morris, who is working back from a right lat strain, covered 1.2 scoreless innings in his second rehab outing with Double-A Akron on Sunday, so he'll presumably make at least one more appearance in the minors before the Guardians solidify their plan for him moving forward. Though the 26-year-old right-hander has been working as a starter up to this point in his development, the Guardians are already flush with rotation depth and will get Aaron Civale (oblique) and Triston McKenzie (shoulder) back from the IL within the next week or two. With that in mind, the bullpen likely represents the clearer path for Morris to pitch with the big club at this time, though it's possible the Guardians choose to option him to Triple-A Columbus at the conclusion of his rehab assignment to have him continue to make regular starts and stay ready in case injuries hit the big-league rotation down the road.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
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BAA vs RHP
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .256 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .229 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .256 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .229 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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| Since 2021Home | 3.07 | 1.57 | 14.2 | 9.8 | 5.5 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 1.00 | 1.11 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.07 | 1.57 | 14.2 | 9.8 | 5.5 | ||||
| 2022Away | 1.00 | 1.11 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Morris, who turned 25 in November and was added to the Guardians' 40-man roster this offseason, primarily relies on a 94-97 mph four-seamer with excellent movement and location characteristics, an elite changeup that generated an elite Whiff% last season and an 80-mph curveballl that registered a .204 xWOBA. Morris also mixes in a 90-mph cutter that he locates extremely well. This pitch mix allowed the 6-foot-4 righty to log a 1.62 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 93:20 K:BB in 61 innings, primarily at Double-A and Triple-A. His start to the season was delayed by a shoulder injury, but he threw between three and five innings without skipping a start from July 1 on. The rotation is pretty crowded in Cleveland, but Morris is too good to not force his way into the mix sometime this season. He lacks big name value, but from a stuff and results standpoint, he's up there with the best pitching prospects in the game.
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Ready for rehab assignment
Morris (lat) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Wednesday with Double-A Akron, Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Begins mound work
Guardians manager Terry Francona said April 4 that Morris (shoulder) has resumed throwing off a mound, MLB.com reports.
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Placed on 60-day IL
The Guardians placed Morris on the 60-day injured list with a right teres major strain.
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Dealing with lat discomfort
Morris will be brought along slowly this spring due to lat discomfort, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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Available in ALDS
The Guardians are including Morris on their ALDS roster versus the Yankees, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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