Bobby Morris
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Bobby Morris* is a for second baseball out of the University of Iowa who was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 9th round of the 1993 MLB draft**. Bobby had a decent minor league career, but injuries and father time caught up with him before he retired.
* His brother was Hal Morris
** Iowa Connections in 1993 Draft: Matt Perisho (3rd Burlington), Doug Walls (4th Muscatine CC), Benj Sampson (6th Ankeny), Morris (9th UofI), Derek Sutton (10th Indian Hills), Rafael Carmona (13th Indian Hills), Troy Schulte (15th Iowa Western CC), Brad Kaufman (16th ISU), Thomas Giles (18th Council Bluffs), Gabriel Mercado (18th Indian Hills), Scott Standish (24th ISU), Klint Klaas (28th Iowa Western CC), Brock Steinke (31st Cedar Rapids), Steven Eddie (33rd UofI), Matt Wagner (36th ISU), Joseph Robinson (37th Burlington), Bo Porter (40th UofI), Damon Miller (42nd Cherokee), Robert Landstad (43rd Indian Hills)
Personal Notes
Bobby Morris never made it past double a ball, which is a shame. If you look through his baseball reference page, you'll see that he has decent numbers for an infielder. However, if you dig closer you'd see the troubling numbers. 1998 and 1999 games played (25 and 6 due to injuries) show the point his upward trajectory stopped. The other combo I like to look at are Age Differential and OPS. .750 OPS is around average, and Bobby hits above that. However, teams really focus on that Age Differential, and by the end Bobby is getting way old for his league, so he really needs to crush those leagues. He was just good, and good doesn't get you a spot on the 40 man. Being just good lets you see the high potential players pass you up.
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