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Originally Posted by moon
I heard it from Ashby and Bob Elliot. I think they have a good sense of what Morrow is all about.
I don't think anybody is arguing whether or not Morrow can have great games the problem with him is that he has a ton of awful games as well.
Keep trying to blame everything on the Mariners but the fact is that Morrow is a 27 year old with a mediocre record, mediocre stats and a great fastball.
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If it is true of what you say, then Ashby and Elliot are just repeating and toying with the Mariners' poor decision of trying to make Morrow a closer. Like I have said many times over, Morrow didn't get a regular starter role until he was with the Jays when he was 25. He never got a chance to develop in Seattle. This explains his inconsistencies due to inexperience and lack of development.
Now, he is getting a well-deserved chance to develop with the Jays. He needs to be focus for longer periods then his location will be better.
Except for Hernandez, the Mariners' organization hasn't developed any great pitchers since 2001 and does not possess any depth in that position. Randy Johnson was with the Mariners org and was traded from Expos but was traded again. Thy couldn't develop him. Only when Nolan Ryan helped Johnson how to locate thru mechanic adjustments, Johnson became formidable in the bigs. The Mariners since 2002 are not a great team except when Gillick was at the Helm. Morrow's stats as a pitcher in the bigs were not that good with the Mariners. They were not a good team and they didn't developed him well.
Today, Morrow pitched a strong game against a great hitting team, the Yankees, 3-0. He throws 40% of his pitches as fastballs but he also throws sliders just as much. Today, his change ups and curveballs were spot on. He not only throw heat and very well. He can mix it up with change up, curve and slider and occasional cut-fastball. He is coming around and with another year as a a regular starter, he will gain more experience and confidence and be that good pitcher that AA saw in him. With a rebuilding team and tons of depths in all position, the Jays will be a contender in the next 2 -3 years. With guys like Gose, Adeiny Hechavarria coming to join Escobar, Lawrie, Rasmus, Bautista along with depth in the young pitchers, the Jays are fast, young and hungry. Their minor league affiliates are full of great young talents and are winning championships at those levels already. If they can get Darvish from Nippon Ham Fighters, wow watch out, they can be awfully, awfully good. With AA making great moves, the Jays will be one day true contenders.