It sounded like his best pitch last night was his FB, and most of the swings and misses were on that and the change.

That’s somewhat different from what it was like when I saw him, where his curve was almost certainly his best pitch, getting swings and misses all night. Makes me wonder if the pitch wasn’t working especially well for him last night.

Overall a very promising start, especially coming back from 2-0 with two on, two out to strike out Howie Kendrick and end the 6th.

I watched most of the game on mlb.tv. He did seem to have his FB up in the zone quite a bit, although I don’t know if that’s how he normally works (my guess is no, given his GB% at Richmond this year—pure speculation). It looked like his cutter had some nice run to it, and I saw at least a couple changeups that showed good movement as well. He didn’t throw the curve much it seemed, but he did crack off a couple of nasty ones.

I’d say the best news was his ability to pitch out of some tough spots, especially in the 6th inning. Based on his history, it seems that confidence had always been a problem for Morton, so I was concerned that he might “lose it” if he got into some tough spots. That he got out of the 3rd and 6th innings without giving up the “big inning” is a great sign.

I know he’s got very good stuff and location has been a problem for him, but at 24, has he really put it together? How do you guys project him for tonight and the rest of the season as he should get a ton of starts due to the losses of Glavine and Smoltz?

No Takers?