MLB Writer Urges Braves To Reunite With $15 Million Veteran Pitcher

The Atlanta Braves have struggled with pitching depth this season. They’ve fought injuries for the bulk of the year, like most teams, and these injuries continue to pile up as the season goes on.

Atlanta could turn to the trade market in the coming weeks, especially if the injuries continue to pile up, but specific trade targets are few and far between for the Braves at this point. Still, there are a few names that stand out.

FanSided’s Christopher Kline recently urged the Braves to pursue a reunion with Charlie Morton. Atlanta let Morton walk in free agency last offseason, and the veteran inked a one-year deal with the Baltimore Orioles.

“The 17-year vet spent the last four years of his career in Atlanta before inking a one-year, $15 million contract with the O’s. Baltimore has gradually turned its season around, but at 11 games below .500 and 6.5 games below fourth-place Boston in the AL East, it feels like too little too late,” Kline wrote. “The Orioles would be smart to sell high on a veteran rental like Morton and reset the deck for 2026. No team is more familiar and more comfortable with what Morton brings to the table than Atlanta.

“Even if the results fluctuate, Morton has been remarkably durable over the years, despite his age. He made 30-plus starts in all four campaigns with the Braves. He already has 17 appearances and 11 starts under his belt in 2025. Morton is someone the Braves can generally count on to eat innings and withstand the pressures of a 162-game grind.”

Trading for Morton would be quite risky. While he’s turned his season around in a big way, he was one of the worst pitchers in the game, if not the worst, for the first few weeks of the season. If he regresses back to this player, the Braves would be getting robbed in any kind of trade.

This idea doesn’t make the most sense. There are plenty of better options expected to be available on the trade market this season. If the Braves settle for adding Morton, they don’t deserve to work their way back into the postseason picture.

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