John Morton  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
Morton can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. When his release point drops below three-quarters, his fastball tends to hang in the strike zone. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! Never a hard thrower, Morton now has games when he can't hit 85 MPH with his fastball. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
Morton's move to first base is average. A shaky fielder, he's slow to react to grounders and often looks unsure on his throws to the bases. Morton is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Morton has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Morton as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2025 Outlook
One has to wonder what John Morton is doing in AA. In all honesty, he could use a lot of work on the fundamentals in the low minors. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Morton.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
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
2004 CHA 39 63 51 55 50 43 51 53 52 53 44 55 0 0 0 0 22 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 8 50 38 163
2005 CHA 42 63 58 58 50 43 51 53 52 53 48 55 0 0 0 0 23 0 Sidearm Active 0 0 10 43 180
2006 CHA 50 63 61 59 50 43 51 53 52 53 48 55 0 0 0 0 24 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 50 192
2007 CHA 56 63 61 62 50 43 51 53 52 53 48 55 0 0 0 0 25 0 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 58 200
2008 CHA 59 63 61 63 50 43 51 53 52 56 51 55 0 0 0 0 26 1 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 63 211
2009 CHA 69 63 61 63 50 43 51 53 52 56 51 55 0 0 0 0 27 2 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 67 222
2010 CHA 69 63 61 63 48 43 51 53 52 59 51 55 0 0 0 0 28 3 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 69 222
2011 MOO 69 63 61 63 48 43 51 53 52 59 53 55 0 0 0 0 29 4 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 69 224
2012 MOO 72 63 61 63 48 43 51 53 52 60 53 55 0 0 0 0 30 5 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 69 227
2013 MOO 72 63 61 63 48 43 51 53 52 61 53 55 0 0 0 0 31 6 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 69 228
2014 MOO 72 63 61 63 48 43 51 53 52 61 54 55 0 0 0 0 32 7 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 69 228
2015 MOO 72 63 61 63 48 43 51 53 52 61 55 55 0 0 0 0 33 8 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 69 228
2016 MOO 72 61 61 63 48 43 51 53 52 61 55 55 0 0 0 0 34 9 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 68 224
2017 MOO 72 60 61 63 48 43 51 53 52 61 55 55 0 0 0 0 35 10 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 69 222
2018 MOO 72 63 61 63 48 43 51 53 52 61 55 55 0 0 0 0 36 11 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 67 225
2019 MOO 72 63 61 63 48 43 51 53 52 61 55 55 0 0 0 0 37 12 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 69 224
2020 MOO 72 63 61 62 48 43 51 53 52 61 55 55 0 0 0 0 38 13 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 69 222
Ratings Delta       -1                         +1 +1             -2

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2005 23 PMIT 2 6 5 5 68 0 0 0 133 2.0 167 29 69 57 53 12 3.86 0.83 1.77 .303 .539 .304 .302 6.23
2006 24 PMIT 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 20.2 3.0 25 7 8 5 6 2 2.23 0.63 1.63 .294 .565 .333 .269 5.66
2008 26 PMIT 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 24 3.1 12 2 14 9 0 0 3.38 0.64 1.08 .152 .253 .207 .120 1.88
2009 27 PMIT 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 21 1.2 13 1 12 8 7 1 3.43 0.67 1.19 .181 .250 .216 .143 2.14
2010 28 PMIT 4 11 0 0 21 21 6 1 112.1 5.1 131 19 40 39 0 0 3.13 0.97 1.53 .285 .459 .316 .263 6.49
2011 29 PMIT 1 3 2 6 40 0 0 0 68.2 1.2 73 10 27 29 21 8 3.83 1.07 1.47 .270 .430 .310 .236 4.98
2012 30 PBAN 17 14 0 0 37 37 21 1 250 6.2 242 27 72 92 0 0 3.31 1.28 1.26 .253 .398 .273 .232 3.49
2015 33 PBAN 11 16 0 0 36 36 18 2 228 6.1 219 29 67 86 0 0 3.39 1.28 1.25 .251 .417 .252 .250 3.99
2016 34 PBAN 8 17 0 0 36 36 19 2 218.1 6.0 227 39 73 64 0 0 2.64 0.88 1.38 .268 .460 .244 .291 4.53
2017 35 PBAN 7 15 0 0 36 36 16 1 198.2 5.2 207 30 77 55 0 0 2.50 0.71 1.43 .265 .430 .260 .269 3.99
Totals     51 83 8 13 300 166 80 7 1274.2 4.1 1316 193 459 444 87 23 3.14 0.97 1.39 .265 .438 .271 .260 4.45

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2007 25 CHA 1 2 0 0 4 4 2 2 31 7.2 46 7 7 9 0 0 2.61 1.29 1.71 .343 .545 .361 .323 6.10
2013 31 MOO 0 3 0 0 9 0 0 0 17 2.0 22 2 5 2 7 1 1.06 0.40 1.59 .324 .485 .200 .375 7.94
2017 35 MOO 5 7 0 0 13 13 6 0 75.1 5.2 78 15 28 17 0 0 2.04 0.61 1.41 .270 .481 .229 .309 4.18
2018 36 MOO 5 21 0 0 32 32 13 2 177.2 5.2 198 34 58 34 0 0 1.73 0.59 1.44 .281 .489 .290 .274 5.47
2019 37 MOO 3 22 0 0 32 32 11 2 163.1 5.0 205 33 64 44 0 0 2.43 0.69 1.65 .302 .529 .347 .263 5.90
2020 38 MOO 4 7 0 0 23 23 6 0 109.2 4.2 118 34 34 25 0 0 2.06 0.74 1.39 .268 .539 .312 .230 6.24
Totals     18 62 0 0 113 104 38 6 574 5.0 667 125 196 131 7 1 2.05 0.67 1.50 .288 .512 .307 .273 5.68

Transfer History for John Morton
Date Transferred with Morton To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
June 15 2011 Released to Free Agents by Charlottetown Blues
July 1 2011 Free Agent signing by Moose Jaw Dragons

John Morton's Career Highlights
Year Details
2004 3rd round - 74th overall selection by Charlottetown Blues in the 2004 Amateur Draft

John Morton's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
June 17, 2020 37 Bruised heel 22%  

John Morton's Comparable Players
Player Names
Faith Kellog 95.6% Nemo Legassie 95.2% Johnie Benbrook 94.6% Steve Adelmann 94.2% Jaxom Westrup 93.6%

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