Morrow=awwwwful

[lordsepic]

This guy needs to be sent down again to work on his stuff...really struggling since injury return

 

[aw00d05]

His curve was disgusting against Hamilton, the Rangers are just better than him though...

 

[lordsepic]

His curve was disgusting against Hamilton, the Rangers are just better than him though...

wasnt that disgusting... his control simply is not there.

 

[aw00d05]

His curve was disgusting against Hamilton, the Rangers are just better than him though...

wasnt that disgusting... his control simply is not there.

Definately agree there though, he grooves too much, and his FB was 97 at the highest I think.

 

[Zymco]

He has been very streaky. I have seen every pitch he has thrown this year and the problem is most definitely the control. He can get almost everyone out in the league with his pure stuff, but everything is up in the zone. Even on the 2-2 curve ball to Hamilton (which was a strike) the ball was up. I didn't see one pitch down in the zone tonight. I think he will be alright if they stick it out with him I think it would hurt his confidence to send him to the minor leagues or even take him out of the closers role and right now I think he needs more confidence I think he needs to grab a little bit more of that closers mentality and came in with a chip on his shoulder and a little bit of swagger he would be a bit more effective.

 

[aw00d05]

He has been very streaky. I have seen every pitch he has thrown this year and the problem is most definitely the control. He can get almost everyone out in the league with his pure stuff, but everything is up in the zone. Even on the 2-2 curve ball to Hamilton (which was a strike) the ball was up. I didn't see one pitch down in the zone tonight. I think he will be alright if they stick it out with him I think it would hurt his confidence to send him to the minor leagues or even take him out of the closers role and right now I think he needs more confidence I think he needs to grab a little bit more of that closers mentality and came in with a chip on his shoulder and a little bit of swagger he would be a bit more effective.

I still think that he'll end up being a starter, Josh Fields will be nothing but a closer and Morrow has the stuff of a starter, and working in a routine should help him.

 

[pujolsjunkie]

He has been very streaky. I have seen every pitch he has thrown this year and the problem is most definitely the control. He can get almost everyone out in the league with his pure stuff, but everything is up in the zone. Even on the 2-2 curve ball to Hamilton (which was a strike) the ball was up. I didn't see one pitch down in the zone tonight. I think he will be alright if they stick it out with him I think it would hurt his confidence to send him to the minor leagues or even take him out of the closers role and right now I think he needs more confidence I think he needs to grab a little bit more of that closers mentality and came in with a chip on his shoulder and a little bit of swagger he would be a bit more effective.

I still think that he'll end up being a starter, Josh Fields will be nothing but a closer and Morrow has the stuff of a starter, and working in a routine should help him.

He doesn't want to start. He's the closer. The end.

 

[Pinbreaker]

I know one of the Mariners pitchers has Diabetes so they had to switch from a starter to a closer, maybe it was Morrow..

I'll see if I can find he article..

EDIT: Both Mark Lowe and Brandon Morrow have Diabetes..

 

[darocker80]

Thank you Mariners for taking him instead of Lincecum.

Morrow throws some serious heat, i hope he can become a top notch closer!

 

[Wes]

I know one of the Mariners pitchers has Diabetes so they had to switch from a starter to a closer, maybe it was Morrow..

I'll see if I can find he article..

EDIT: Both Mark Lowe and Brandon Morrow have Diabetes..

It's Morrow. He's had it for a long time.

 

[pujolsjunkie]

I know one of the Mariners pitchers has Diabetes so they had to switch from a starter to a closer, maybe it was Morrow..

I'll see if I can find he article..

EDIT: Both Mark Lowe and Brandon Morrow have Diabetes..

It's Morrow. He's had it for a long time.

Indeed he does. He claims he can manage it better in the pen.

Anyway, for those that doubt he can succeed in the role, the stuff is certainly there. The mindset is there. For some reason, if the Mariners felt like giving him some innings in the minors BEFORE activating him and thrusting him right back into the 9th inning, then these issues could have been ironed out. He'll be fine after a few outings. I'm not going to go crazy over someone having a rough inning in Arlington. It will happen many more times there this season. :lol:

 

[marterburn]

I know one of the Mariners pitchers has Diabetes so they had to switch from a starter to a closer, maybe it was Morrow..

I'll see if I can find he article..

EDIT: Both Mark Lowe and Brandon Morrow have Diabetes..

It's Morrow. He's had it for a long time.

Jason Johnson pitched as a starter for...however long he was in the majors...with diabetes. There are ways to be a starter and have diabetes.

But, if the man doesn't want to start, that's his decision.

 

[Pinbreaker]

I know one of the Mariners pitchers has Diabetes so they had to switch from a starter to a closer, maybe it was Morrow..

I'll see if I can find he article..

EDIT: Both Mark Lowe and Brandon Morrow have Diabetes..

It's Morrow. He's had it for a long time.

Jason Johnson pitched as a starter for...however long he was in the majors...with diabetes. There are ways to be a starter and have diabetes.

But, if the man doesn't want to start, that's his decision.

He gets pumped up when he pitches, and he was having a hard time when he started, so he decided to try out the bullpen..

 

[Wes]

He started just fine in high school and college - he just wants to be a closer.

 

[darkman]

He can WANT to be a closer all he wants but that doesn`t mean he will succeed. I have also seen a lot of his pitches this year and he has no control... As bad as this sounds they need to have Aardsma close...

 

[thefasterblade]

I don't believe all the issues with Morrow have been ironed out yet. I felt that they did a disservice to him throughout his career as a Mariner. I think he can have success as a starter (though he clearly is choosing not to) and also as a closer. However, I feel like this is going to be a real shaky season for him and he will eventually be ousted from the closer role. They played too many "games" with him over the last two seasons and after his fore arm strain and moving back to the pen, he was never given the opportunity to find his location and maintain the health needed to close right now. I hope he does well, but I feel a longer DL stint in early spring would have been better for him. He would have given him ample time to recover from any discomfort and rehab stint would have helped him settle his control issues. Instead they keep rushing him and moving him back and forth and it is resulting in mixed results.

 

[Wes]

He can WANT to be a closer all he wants but that doesn`t mean he will succeed. I have also seen a lot of his pitches this year and he has no control... As bad as this sounds they need to have Aardsma close...

It's still early and he has been hurt. He was outstanding as the closer last year.

 

[darkman]

I don't believe all the issues with Morrow have been ironed out yet. I felt that they did a disservice to him throughout his career as a Mariner. I think he can have success as a starter (though he clearly is choosing not to) and also as a closer. However, I feel like this is going to be a real shaky season for him and he will eventually be ousted from the closer role. They played too many "games" with him over the last two seasons and after his fore arm strain and moving back to the pen, he was never given the opportunity to find his location and maintain the health needed to close right now. I hope he does well, but I feel a longer DL stint in early spring would have been better for him. He would have given him ample time to recover from any discomfort and rehab stint would have helped him settle his control issues. Instead they keep rushing him and moving him back and forth and it is resulting in mixed results.

I hear what your saying but at some point the player must be held accountable. A quality player would be able to adjust. The same argument has been said for many underachieving prospects...

 

[Huffamaniac]

It was his first blown save of the year.

 

[lordsepic]

It was his first blown save of the year.

True...but if he have seen him throw he has awful control and is walking guys at an alarming rate.