5/18 vs Astros

[moonslav59]

At age 32, Charlie Morton has an ERA+ of 86, CAREER.

 

His WHIP was 1.44. FIP was 4.10.

 

When he joined Houston, they helped him focus on his best pitches and changed his approach. From age 33-37 (5 season w HOU, TBR & ATL), he went...

 

61-24 3.34

128 ERA+

1.130 WHIP

3.25 FIP

 

You can choose to see him as a career 101 ERA+ pitcher, or you can look past your own nose and see he became a much better pitcher for a sample size worthy of clear proof.

 

Now, one can easily argue Pivetta is no Morton, and his sample size is not yet large enough to prove anything, but he's over 207 IP with the Sox, and certaainly one can imagine he is not the same guy he was with Philly:

 

78 ERA+ w PHI

106 w BOS

 

1.433 WHIP w PHI

1.271 w BOS

 

4.64 FIP w PHI

4.13 w BOS

 

All very good numbers for a #5, and also b etter than many teams' #3's and 4's.