April 27, 2008
Unwelcome Matt
The Morris watch didn't last long. The Pirates released the pitcher early today (Sunday). They'll eat his $10 million contract:
Team president Frank Coonelly was disappointed the Pirates added a salary as big as Morris' not long before Coonelly joined the club from major league baseball's central office late last season. Former general manager Dave Littlefield, who dealt for Morris, was fired about a month after he acquired Morris from the Giants.
"The decision to acquire Matt Morris last July did not turn out to be a sound baseball judgment," Coonelly said in a statement issued by the team. "Ownership's willingness to acquire Matt's contract ... demonstrated ownership's commitment to fielding a championship team. I am confident that the investments that we are now making in this club will be far more productive."
They can't be much worse.
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Think any team will pick up Morris? Think he'll try catching on with an independent minor league club for a while?
Whenever teams aquire veterans to 'mentor' younger players I always wonder what they have coaches for.