Charlie is Coming Back

Remember all those many weeks ago when Charlie Morton was in the starting rotation? It really does seem that long ago. Maybe you even forgot that he was in the starting rotation as he piled up loss after loss at the start of the season. Well now is the time to reconnect as he looks to be heading back to the majors this weekend.

With the injuries and skipped starts in the starting rotation, Morton will be coming up to help in filling the void. It should be interesting to see what he can do in his return. In the minors he has not done all that much. There have been the flashes of things that look like the pitcher we hope he can be and there are starts where he looks like the guy that was here at the beginning of the season.

This seemingly can be said almost every season, but at this point it won't hurt to see if Charlie can hack it in the majors. The games right now only mean growth and development at the major league level right now. Why not have a guy that has one of the better arms in the organization give it a shot. If that light comes on with Morton while he is up, it will be a really, really great thing to happen in the midst of these lost games.

Getting Morton some work is perhaps one of the more important things that this organization can do as the season draws to a close. Finding out what we have in him will help in figuring out what the rotation will look like next season. Will Morton fulfill some of the promise and a dependable pitcher? Or will he become yet another speed bump along the past 18 season of Pirates baseball?