• Full name Cody McKinley Morris
  • Born 11/04/1996 in Columbia, MD
  • Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 205 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School South Carolina
  • Debut 09/02/2022
  • Drafted in the 7th round (223rd overall) by the Cleveland Guardians in 2018 (signed for $185,600).
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    Drafted in the 32nd round by the Orioles out of high school in 2015, Morris is now a draft-eligible sophomore at South Carolina. Morris is a big-bodied righthander listed at 6-foot-5, 222 pounds who possesses a starter's frame but fringy command. Morris can scrape the mid- to upper 90s with his fastball, generally working 92-95 mph, but due to his long arm action he has difficulty repeating his release point and has issues locating his power breaking ball. That slider grades below-average, but he does feature an above-average changeup. When he's on, Morris has ace-like stuff and he's shown improvement over the course of the season--actually pitching better for the Gamecocks during SEC play (4-2, 3.71, 51 IP, 15 BB, 57 K). That performance could be enough for Morris to enter pro ball after South Carolina's postseason run, as he's projected to land in the seventh or eighth round. But he does have leverage if he decides to return to South Carolina for his junior season.

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Career Transactions

  • Columbus Clippers activated RHP Cody Morris.
  • Cleveland Guardians optioned RHP Cody Morris to Columbus Clippers.
  • Cleveland Guardians optioned RHP Cody Morris to Columbus Clippers.
  • Cleveland Guardians recalled RHP Cody Morris from Columbus Clippers.
  • Cleveland Guardians recalled RHP Cody Morris from Columbus Clippers.
  • Cleveland Guardians optioned RHP Cody Morris to Columbus Clippers.
  • Columbus Clippers activated RHP Cody Morris.
  • Cleveland Guardians optioned RHP Cody Morris to Columbus Clippers.
  • Cleveland Guardians activated RHP Cody Morris from the 60-day injured list.
  • Cleveland Guardians sent RHP Cody Morris on a rehab assignment to Columbus Clippers.
  • Cleveland Guardians sent RHP Cody Morris on a rehab assignment to Akron RubberDucks.
  • Cleveland Guardians sent RHP Cody Morris on a rehab assignment to Akron RubberDucks.
  • Cleveland Guardians sent RHP Cody Morris on a rehab assignment to Akron RubberDucks.
  • Cleveland Guardians sent RHP Cody Morris on a rehab assignment to Akron RubberDucks.
  • Cleveland Guardians placed RHP Cody Morris on the 60-day injured list. Right teres major strain.

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