Morton (hip) was placed on the 15-day DL, the Pittsburgh Tribune reports. Morton gave up five earned runs with five walks in 1.2 innings in Saturday's spring training start. His spring ERA rose to 8.47. He may not be fully recovered from offseason hip surgery. The Pirates had planned for him to make his first start April 12 and it's not clear if placing him on the DL, or Saturday's poor outing, changes that plan.