"Now that Brandon Morrow is $20 million richer, he can focus all of his mental efforts on channelling his inner jerk.

"There's a certain level of kind of (jerk) you need to be to really succeed," the Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher said Tuesday after the team announced it had signed him to a three-year contract extension.

"You look at the best athletes and they've all got a little bit of that in them, especially when things are on the line."

That's the attitude Morrow exhibited in his final three starts last season, which saw him allow just two runs in 21 innings while striking out 24 to bring his record to 11-11. Morrow admitted he pitched those final three games in anger after a frustrating middle part of the schedule."