Charlie Morton (pitcher)

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Charles A. Morton (born November 12, 1983 in Flemington, New Jersey) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently with the Atlanta Braves. He stands at 6' and 5" tall and weights in at about 220lbs. He is a strong right hander. Charlie is a fringe Major League prospect with good upside.

Morton was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round (95th overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. He was drafted right out of Joel Barlow High School, located in Redding, Connecticut.

Morton's contract was purchased by the Atlanta Braves on November 20, 2007.

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Atlanta Braves current roster

2 Kelly Johnson | 4 Omar Infante | 7 Jeff Francoeur | 8 Rubén Gotay | 10 Chipper Jones | 13 Will Ohman | 15 Tim Hudson | 16 Brian McCann | 18 Gregor Blanco | 19 Yunel Escobar | 20 Greg Norton | 22 Josh Anderson | 24 Mark Teixeira | 27 Corky Miller | 30 Jeff Bennett | 34 Royce Ring | 37 Jo-Jo Reyes | 38 Buddy Carlyle | 39 Rafael Soriano | 46 Manny Acosta | 49 Jair Jurrjens | 54 Phil Stockman | 56 Blaine Boyer | 57 Jorge Campillo

Inactive (40-man) roster: 1 Brent Lillibridge | 28 Brandon Jones | 36 Chuck James | 40 Jeff Ridgway | 63 Charlie Morton | 65 Jairo Cuevas | -- Clint Sammons

Disabled list: 11 Mark Kotsay | 14 Martín Prado | 23 Matt Diaz | 29 John Smoltz | 32 Mike Hampton | 47 Tom Glavine | 51 Mike González | 58 Peter Moylan | -- Anthony Lerew

Coaching Staff: Manager: 6 Bobby Cox | Bench Coach 52 Chino Cadahia | 1st Base Coach 17 Glenn Hubbard | 3rd Base Coach 43 Brian Snitker | Pitching Coach 45 Roger McDowell | Hitting Coach 9 Terry Pendleton | Bullpen Coach 12 Eddie Pérez | Strength and Conditioning Coach 59 Frank Fultz
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