The Brewers on Thursday announced their 30-man roster for Opening Day. Within they revealed that they’ve selected righty Mike Morin the Major League roster. He joins previously announced non-roster invitees Logan Morrison and Justin Grimm in making the club. The Brewers will also bring up righty J.P. Feyereisen to make his MLB debut, though he was already on the 40-man roster.
The 29-year-old Morin is no stranger to the Midwest, having been born in Minnesota, raised in St. Louis and previously pitched for both the Twins and Royals. He split the 2019 campaign between Minnesota and Philadelphia, logging a combined 4.62 ERA with a 26-to-10 K/BB ratio in 50 2/3 frames. Morin punched out 95 hitters in his first 94 MLB frames from 2014-15 but has since seen his strikeout numbers plummet. He’ll bring 224 innings of MLB experience, a 4.65 ERA and a much better 3.60 FIP to a deep Milwaukee bullpen.
Good for Morin. I enjoyed watching him early in his career and had the pleasure of sitting next to several of his family members a few Spring Trainings ago. They were great people and made it easier to cheer for him after he left the Angels.
The Brewers roster is very scary. They have too many guys who are pretty good one season and then downright awful the next. Guys like Sogard, Garcia, Smoak, etc., you just don’t know what you’re gunna get.
At least have Gamel and Morrison continue their spring/summer training hitting. That’d help a lot.
Meanwhile, Cleveland is counting on Milt Morin !!