Luis

Morales

Morales entered with the A’s down 3-1 in the eighth last night in the eventual 13-1 loss to the Tigers, so you can guess how that went. A nice surprise in nine starts as a rookie last year, he has a 14.06 ERA in two starts and three relief appearances in the majors this season.

Morales had a 7.18 ERA in 52 2/3 innings with Las Vegas, including nine starts, where he allowed 10 home runs. He had some promise before the season, but considering how he’s pitched this year we’re not itching to get him active in any fantasy leagues.

Morales heads back to the minors without making an appearance after being brought back by the Athletics earlier this week. The 23-year-old will return to pitching in shorter stints out of the bullpen in the minors. He has the stuff to pitch in high-leverage spots if he manages to harness his command.

Morales has always been an intriguing arm, but he’s struggled to throw strikes in the majors this season. The hard-throwing 23-year-old will presumably operate in long relief for the Athletics after showing some promise in shorter bursts out of the bullpen at the Triple-A level recently. He can be ignored in all fantasy formats at this stage of his development.

Morales has been knocked around in three appearances with the A’s this season, posting a miserable 14.46 ERA, 3.11 WHIP and a cringe-inducing 7/12 K/BB ratio over 9 1/3 innings. He’ll attempt to work through his command issues at the minor league level.

Morales finds himself back with the Athletics in a long relief capacity after a roughly one-month stint back in the minors where his control issues persisted. The 23-year-old pitching prospect was lit up for 10 runs on 13 hits with an abysmal 5/8 K/BB ratio across 7 1/3 innings over two starts to open the season.

Morales will get another shot with the Athletics after coughing up 10 runs on 13 hits with an abysmal 5/8 K/BB ratio across 7 1/3 innings over two starts to open the season. He’ll presumably be available to pitch in long relief after starter Jacob Lopez against the Guardians on Saturday afternoon. The 23-year-old is a talented pitching prospect, but the results simply haven’t been there for fantasy managers to trust him in any capacity.

The Athletics have decided to jettison Morales to the minors for some additional seasoning after being torched for 10 runs on 13 hits with an abysmal 5/8 K/BB ratio across 7 1/3 innings over two starts to open the season. The hard-throwing 23-year-old pitching prospect will get an opportunity to reset back at the Triple-A level. It’ll presumably be J.T. Ginn taking his spot in the rotation when it comes up on Friday against the Mets.

Morales surrendered two runs to the Astros in the opening frame on four hits and a walk. Two more runs would score in the third, including a solo homer by Christian Walker. Morales walked the leadoff batter in the fourth, and that would be it for the 23-year-old right-hander. He failed to record a strikeout and has allowed five runs in each of his first two starts. Morales lines up for a start against the Mets in New York on Friday.

Morales couldn’t keep the ball in the park, as he allowed three homers to the Toronto lineup, including a solo homer by George Springer to lead off the game. He was able to get his fastball over 98 mph on several occasions and managed a decent nine swings-and-misses, but the command ruined any chance for a successful start. A chance to bounce back comes over the weekend versus the Astros.