Eduardo Morlan Del Rio (born March 1, 1986) is a Cuban minor league baseball

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who is a free agent. He was drafted by the

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in the third round of the 2004 draft, and was acquired by the Rays after the 2007 season. He started the 2008 season with the

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of the Double-A Southern League.

Baseball career

Eduardo Morlan attended Coral Park High School in

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, where he played for the school's baseball team. He was drafted by the

in the third round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft, and was signed by Hector Otero. After being signed, Morlan was assigned to the

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of the Rookie-level

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(GCL). Morlan made his professional debut as a member of the GCL Twins, and appeared in 11 games, making two starts. Morlan began the 2005 season at

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of the Rookie-level

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, and made four starts, posting a 0.82

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(ERA). Morlan spent the entire 2006 season with the

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of the Class-A

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, and appeared in 28 games, making 18 starts. He was named a Midwest League All-Star after he posted a 2.29 ERA in

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125 batters, and held opponents to a .202

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. Morlan pitched in 2007 for the

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of the Class-A Advanced

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(FSL), When the names were rolled out for the 2007 FSL All-Star Game, Morlan represented the Miracle. In December 2007, Morlan was included in a deal that sent him,

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, and Jason Bartlett to the

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for

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, and

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. Morlan was assigned to the

of the Class-AA Southern League in 2008, where he served as the team's closer. He missed most of the first half of the 2008 season, injuring his shoulder after six relatively ineffective performances to begin the season. He returned, finishing the season with a 4-2

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, a 3.64 ERA and one save. He was chosen to represent the World Team in the 2008

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. The Rays did not add Morlan to the 40 man roster after the 2008 season, exposing him to the Rule 5 draft. He was chosen by the

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in the Rule 5 draft that winter, and added to their 40-man roster. However, during spring training, he was designated for assignment and returned to the Rays. He rejoined the Biscuits’ bullpen a few weeks, but has only made five relief appearances since coming back to the team. In 13 innings pitched, he has surrendered 17 hits, two of which were

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s, eight runs (seven earned). Morlan returned to the Biscuits in 2009, and he was named to the

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. He again pitched for Montgomery in 2010.Morlan back with Biscuits for third season
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Scouting report

Morlan’s three-pitch repertoire. The righty has been clocked approaching on his fastball. His curveball is rated as one of the five best in the Minnesota organization by Scout.com, and he has confidence to throw both the breaker and his above-average change in fastball counts.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morlan, Eduardo Living people 1986 births Cuban baseball players Gulf Coast Twins players Elizabethton Twins players Beloit Snappers players Fort Myers Miracle players New Britain Rock Cats players Montgomery Biscuits players Huntsville Stars players Mississippi Braves players Southern Maryland Blue Crabs players 2013 World Baseball Classic players Phoenix Desert Dogs players Criollos de Caguas players Cuban expatriate baseball players in Puerto Rico Gigantes de Carolina players Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente pitchers