A nugget for my Sonoma followers…
Posted By Jeff Fletcher on June 16, 2009 10:44 am
Since I’m sure there are a few of you out there from Sonoma County who followed me from my days at the Press Democrat, I’ve got a little Brandon Morrow tidbit for you.
Morrow (Rancho Cotate High, Cal) is now back in the Mariners rotation, instead of the bullpen, as you know. Today I talked to a scout who sees a lot of the Mariners, and he said that the Mariners had planned to send Morrow back to Triple-A to become a starter, but the injury to Erik Bedard forced them to put him in the big league rotation.
It’s been a crazy couple years in the big leagues for Morrow, who has bounced several times between starting and relieving.
“They need to pick a spot and leave him alone,” the scout said. “I think it’s been really hard for him to go back and forth. I think they know that. In my own opinion a short role is better for him. He can blow it out and get in and out. He labors on all his best pitches. To me that screams a bullpen short role. They may know something I don’t. Maybe he doesn’t recover.”
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