Morris released after 0-4 start

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Baseball Today: Monday, April 28
Published 4/28/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (Philadephia Inquirer) . . . As rumored, the Pirates cut the cord with Matt Morris (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) . . . A relieved Troy Glaus ...

The Morris Release
Published 4/28/2008 by Craig Calcaterra at ShysterBall
The Coonelly/Huntington regime is starting to undo the damage of the McClatchy/Littlefield regime, and I don't base that simply on their decision to release Matt Morris. Anyone would release Matt Morris at this point because the man is clearly done. More impressive is the rhetoric surrounding the release: ...

Game #26 at NY Mets
Published 4/28/2008 by Randy Linville at Pittsburgh Lumber Co.
... is the only Pirate with an RBI off Santana. Surprisingly, he is 8-14 against the Mets ace. Ian Snell’s 2008 record stands at 2-1 with an ERA in the 4.50 range. He is 0-1 vs. the Mets with a 6.11 career ERA in four appearances (three starts). The Mets as a collective group are 19-69 vs. Snell and no one has hit him particularly well, save Endy Chavez who is 3-3. Snell has struck out 22 of the current Mets against issuing just five walks. Bucs officially released Matt Morris and recalled John Van Benschoten. Probably the right ...

Matt Morris and Sunk Costs
Published 4/29/2008 by JC at Sabernomics
On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates released veteran right-handed pitcher Matt Morris. This closes a book on one of the hardest-to-understand deals that I can remember. Just before last season’s trade deadline the Pirates sent reserve outfielder Rajai Davis to San Francisco for Morris, leaving the Pirates on the hook for Morris’s remaining salary: a prorated portion of his 2007 $9.5 million salary, $9.5 million in 2008, and a $1 million buyout of 2009. When the trade occurred Morris was a few days from turning 33 and his best days were clearly ...