{"id":71635,"date":"2025-07-27T15:43:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T15:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=71635"},"modified":"2025-07-27T15:43:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T15:43:19","slug":"breaking-insider-ties-orioles-charlie-morton-to-trade-destination-hes-long-avoided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=71635","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Insider ties Orioles&#8217; Charlie Morton to trade destination he\u2019s long avoided"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">Charlie might soon be moving out of his comfort zone.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Baltimore Orioles v Tampa Bay Rays\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3107,h_1747\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/11\/01k13273gdmnr7xzvrtx.jpg\" alt=\"Baltimore Orioles v Tampa Bay Rays\" width=\"3107\" height=\"1747\" \/><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Baltimore Orioles v Tampa Bay Rays | Mike Ehrmann\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>If recent reports are true, then one Baltimore Orioles player who is pretty much\u00a0guaranteed to be moved at the deadline\u00a0might not get the warm and fuzzies about where he could be suiting up for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN, among the top suitors for 41-year-old hurler\u00a0Charlie Morton are the San Diego Padres, who could somewhat surprisingly be looking to bring rotation help to southern California at the deadline.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">That would be bad news for Morton, who, now in the twilight of his career, has had a strong preference to play close to his Florida home, spending the six years prior to the 2025 campaign toiling in the Southeast, first in Tampa and later in Atlanta, before moving slightly further north to the Chesapeake Bay.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Padres are among the front-runners for Orioles starter Charlie Morton<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The numbers on the season don&#8217;t look great for Morton, with a 5.48 ERA on the year courtesy of an extremely rocky start to the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Morton&#8217;s poor performance out of the gate even forced a\u00a0temporary move to the bullpen at the end of April, and the veteran appeared to be a prime DFA candidate as opposed to a highly sought after arm at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">However, that bullpen stint was short-lived, and the decision to return Morton to the rotation came down on May 7, just about a week after he was originally pulled as a starter. Since re-entering the rotation, Morton has made 14 appearances, racking up 67.2 innings pitched, and posting a 3.72 ERA.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">So while Morton won&#8217;t be the most coveted arm on the market, his turnaround, combined with a wealth of veteran experience, makes him an in-demand option for contenders looking to shore up the back of their rotations down the stretch.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">That&#8217;s where the Padres come in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">San Diego seems intent on trading away impending free-agent Dylan Cease with the hopes of finding answers to other holes on their big league roster, while also potentially getting some future assets for a player who they know full well they likely won&#8217;t be able to re-sign in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Morton would then be the perfect pivot for them. Cease also suffered from a slow start out of the gate and hasn&#8217;t been the dominant ace that many expected, meaning the surging Morton could patch the hole in the rotation should Cease be flipped to better allocate assets for the present and future.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Unfortunately for Charlie, that would mean moving all the way across the country and playing out what might be his final big league season on his least favorite coast. 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