Mike Morin

Mike Morin

33-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with Atlanta in July of 2023.
Remains off 40-man roster
PMiami Marlins  
Elbow
October 29, 2020
Morin (elbow) was reinstated from the 45-day injured list and outrighted to Triple-A New Orleans on Thursday.
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Morin suffered a UCL injury in his right elbow in August and missed most of the season as a result of the injury. The right-hander fired four scoreless innings prior to being shut down, but he's expected to become a free agent after his outright assignment.
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August 20, 2020
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August 15, 2020
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The Z Files: Second-Half Bullpen and Basepath Observations
August 30, 2019
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Morin did enough to stick on a big-league roster for most of the season in his sixth year in the majors, but didn't do anything particularly exciting. He was called up by the Twins in early May and posted a 3.18 ERA in 22.2 innings before being DFA'd and traded to the Phillies in late July. He threw 28.0 innings for his new team, stumbling to a 5.79 ERA, though his slide in FIP from 4.49 to 4.61 suggested that he was basically the same guy all year. Altogether, Morin managed a mediocre 4.62 ERA, though it's impressive he even did that well considering his 12.4 K%. He's not the groundball specialist you might expect after seeing that number, as he posted a below-average 40.4% groundball rate. He's seemingly only able to survive due to his very low 4.8 BB%. That control could carry him to another big-league role this season, but it's unlikely to be a fantasy-relevant one.
Morin's 20 mph difference between his fastball and changeup have many people thinking that he could become a high-leverage reliever for the Angels, but he stagnated during 2016. He maintained his historically strong control as depicted by his 2.4 BB/9, but he only mustered a 7.9 K/9 over 55.2 innings. He also had some trouble with the long ball, as his 1.0 HR/9 allowed led to a 4.37 ERA. That being said, it seemed like a brief stint with Triple-A Salt Lake helped the reliever sort things out, as he was able to post an improved 3.43 ERA and 8.6 K/9 over the final two months of the season following an early August recall. Morin doesn't overwhelm batters with his low-90s heater, but his impeccable control and ability to change speeds has him positioned to garner a more significant role in the Angels' bullpen, albeit one that likely keeps him two or three seats away from regular ninth-inning duty.
One would likely be hard-pressed to guess Morin's ERA in 2015 from looking at his peripherals, as he came away with an unsightly 6.37 despite notching 41 strikeouts while issuing just nine walks in 35.1 innings. While it seems like oversimplification to attribute the bulk of the struggles to bad luck, Morin was abused by a strand rate of just 44 percent, along with a batting average on balls in play of .344. His groundball rate dropped significantly in 2015 (44 percent to 39 percent), which could account for the rise in home runs, but his 2.85 FIP likely means that some sort of rebound is on the horizon. Still armed with a more than 20-mph differential between his fastball and his changeup, Morin appears to have the stuff to be a future closer but is unlikely to see much value in standard leagues while pitching behind Huston Street and Joe Smith in the Angels pecking order.
A 13th-round pick by the Angels in the 2012 draft, Morin moved quickly through the Halos' minor league system after posting a combined 1.93 ERA between High-A Inland Empire and Double-A Arkansas in 2013. Morin was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake at the end of April as an extra arm out of the bullpen, but the 23-year-old never returned to the minor leagues, posting a 2.90 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 59 innings with the Angels. There isn't much to dislike about Morin's skillset, as he walked just 24 batters in 113.2 innings in the minor leagues, while striking out 118 and allowing seven home runs. Morin features a fastball and a slider, but the most notable pitch in his arsenal is a devastating changeup, which can be thrown up to 20 mph slower than his fastball. His exciting repertoire, combined with his shining results, should make Morin a safe bet to begin 2015 in the Angels' bullpen.
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Transferred to 45-day IL
PMiami Marlins  
Elbow
August 18, 2020
Morin (elbow) was transferred to the 45-day injured list Tuesday.
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Placed on injured list
PMiami Marlins  
Elbow
August 14, 2020
Morin was placed on the 10-day injured list with a UCL injury in his right elbow Friday.
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Exits with elbow injury
PMiami Marlins  
Elbow
August 12, 2020
Morin was removed from Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays with a right elbow injury.
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Earns win in season debut
PMiami Marlins  
August 7, 2020
Morin (1-0) earned the win Thursday against the Orioles after pitching two scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
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Claimed by Marlins
PMiami Marlins  
July 28, 2020
Morin was claimed off waivers by the Marlins on Tuesday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
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