Yet he's only pitched on short rest one time in his career... when he was with the Braves the first time. Short rest has a bad vibe for me as it rarely goes well for any pitcher.
Agreed. This is not the right move to make.
Even if Morton goes in a short outing he will be facing the LHH version of the Brewers. Smyly could come in after Morton and face the lineup once though.
This should have been a LHP starting, followed by Ynoa or Smyly.