Pirates starting pitcher Charlie Morton said he's motivated to live up to the three-year, $21 million contract he signed in the offseason, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
"There are new responsibilities that come with it, and that cancels out any relief I might have felt from it," Morton said. "I feel there is a greater responsibility on me to hold up my end of the bargain and earn it. It's almost like whatever load may have been taken off my back, I have a new outlook on things. I have a new responsibility.
“I don't want to think about money when I'm pitching. I don't think that's beneficial anytime. But it is healthy to set goals and have expectations for yourself that are based on some sort of objective thought process."