Matt Morris  
Starting Pitcher | Kansas City Lords

Pitching
Morris's bread and butter pitch is his slider. I've seen it baffle many a lefty. He's a finesse pitcher, relying on movement and location. He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. Morris's fastball was clocked at 95 MPH most of the season and he kept excellent control of it. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. But Morris, do us a favor. Stop throwing that changeup. It looks like a beachball. He attacks lefties and righties the same way.

Defense & Hitting
He fielded his position creditably. Morris does an average job of holding runners. Morris is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Morris has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
I don't say this often, but I'll say it for Morris: he's one of the highest rated pitchers on my scouting sheet.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
1999 KC 93 93 40 46 50 50 50 48 45 83 34 0 90 69 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 1 17 55 71 405
2000 KC 95 93 48 48 50 50 50 48 45 83 34 0 90 69 0 0 24 0 Overhand Active 0 0 5 83 417
2001 KC 96 93 61 43 50 50 50 48 45 83 34 0 90 73 0 0 25 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 88 433
2002 KC 96 95 75 47 50 50 50 48 45 83 34 0 90 73 0 0 26 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 94 455
2003 KC 96 97 83 54 50 50 50 48 45 83 34 0 90 73 0 0 27 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 99 473
2004 KC 96 97 94 56 50 50 50 48 45 88 31 0 93 76 0 0 28 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 79 497
2005 KC 96 97 99 57 50 50 50 48 45 88 34 0 93 76 0 0 29 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 83 506
2006 KC 95 98 99 58 50 50 50 48 45 91 34 0 95 76 0 0 30 6 Overhand DL 0 0 0 86 512
2007 KC 93 98 99 60 50 50 50 48 45 91 34 0 95 77 0 0 31 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 88 512
2008 KC 92 98 99 61 50 50 50 48 45 93 34 0 95 77 0 0 32 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 88 513
2009 KC 96 98 99 64 50 50 50 48 45 93 34 0 95 77 0 0 33 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 87 520
2010 KC 96 97 99 67 50 50 50 48 45 93 34 0 95 77 0 0 34 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 85 520
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Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.