When Charlie Morton first joined the Detroit Tigers at the trade deadline, he appeared to be as advertised. He delivered a handful of quality performances, providing the Tigers with exactly the kind of veteran stability they were seeking in their rotation. Morton registered an 11.60 ERA over his last five starts, all of which were Tigers losses. A series of shaky starts culminated in Morton's worst performance of the season for Detroit on Friday against his former team, the Atlanta Braves. Tigers are down bad after disastrous Charlie Morton start vs. BravesAt age 41, Morton's velocity and sharpness have declined noticeably.