Charlie Morton News: Removed from 40-man roster

The Tigers designated Morton for assignment Sunday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Detroit acquired Morton from Baltimore at the trade deadline with the expectation that he would bolster the team's rotation, but the veteran hurler struggled during his time with the Tigers, posting a 7.09 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 47:23 K:BB over 39.1 innings. His most recent start was particularly disastrous, as he gave up six earned runs over 1.1 frames against Atlanta on Friday. The right-hander will likely finish the campaign with his worst ERA (5.89) since he posted a 7.57 mark with Pittsburgh in 2010. The Tigers selected the contract of Tanner Rainey from Triple-A Toledo on Sunday to fill Morton's spot on the 40-man roster.