Michael Lorenzen
32-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
W-L
7-6
ERA
3.31
WHIP
1.24
K
97
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The right-hander signed with Detroit for 2023 and pitched to a 3.58 ERA and 19.9 percent strikeout rate over 105.2 innings before being shipped to Philadelphia. Lorenzen was electric in his first two starts for the Phillies and threw a no-hitter, but he had a 9.23 ERA in his next six outings and finished the campaign out of the rotation. His overall 4.18 ERA and 1.21 WHIP across 153 innings for the season is solid, but the late collapse is difficult to ignore, especially since a 4.55 xERA and 4.68 xFIP indicate he may have deserved some worse results. Lorenzen remains a solid back-end starter and should be able to grab a rotation spot somewhere in 2024, but his low strikeout numbers leave limited upside for fantasy managers. Read Past Outlooks
Makes return over weekend
Lorenzen (lower body) struck out three and allowed an unearned run on one hit in two innings out of the bullpen in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Atlanta.
ANALYSIS
Lorenzen made his final start of the regular season last Wednesday, when he tossed two-plus innings against the Nationals before leaving early due to lower-body fatigue. He made his return to action out of the bullpen a few days later, with the clean appearance assuaging any concerns about his health. He was included on the Royals' 26-man wild-card roster but went unused during the club's two-game sweep of the Orioles.
Lorenzen made his final start of the regular season last Wednesday, when he tossed two-plus innings against the Nationals before leaving early due to lower-body fatigue. He made his return to action out of the bullpen a few days later, with the clean appearance assuaging any concerns about his health. He was included on the Royals' 26-man wild-card roster but went unused during the club's two-game sweep of the Orioles.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
76
Last 10 Games
53
Last 5 Games
26
How many pitches does Michael Lorenzen generally throw?
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What part of the game does Michael Lorenzen generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-22%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-45%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .200 | 160 | 92 | 138 | 24 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .257 | 133 | 59 | 182 | 24 | |||
2024vs Left | .150 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 6 | |||
2024vs Right | .272 | 46 | 27 | 69 | 11 | |||
2023vs Left | .218 | 70 | 32 | 69 | 12 | |||
2023vs Right | .275 | 41 | 15 | 69 | 8 | |||
2022vs Left | .233 | 39 | 27 | 37 | 6 | |||
2022vs Right | .217 | 46 | 17 | 44 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-26%
ERA at Home
2024
-15%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.30 | 1.20 | 185.2 | 7.3 | 3.3 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.47 | 1.27 | 195.1 | 6.6 | 3.8 | ||||
2024Home | 3.00 | 1.20 | 51.0 | 6.5 | 3.9 | ||||
2024Away | 3.52 | 1.26 | 79.1 | 6.8 | 4.3 | ||||
2023Home | 3.77 | 1.23 | 86.0 | 6.9 | 2.8 | ||||
2023Away | 4.70 | 1.18 | 67.0 | 6.0 | 2.7 | ||||
2022Home | 2.77 | 1.13 | 48.2 | 8.7 | 3.7 | ||||
2022Away | 5.69 | 1.43 | 49.0 | 7.0 | 4.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Michael Lorenzen compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.62K/9
6.7BB/9
4.1HR/9
1.2Fastball
93.8 mphERA
3.31WHIP
1.24BABIP
.237GB/FB
1.20Left On Base
81.6%Exit Velocity
82.7 mphBarrels/BBE
5.0%Spin Rate
2355 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.9%Swinging Strike
9.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Lorenzen broke camp in the Angels' rotation last year after spending seven seasons as primarily a reliever and a two-way curiosity. That led to a fair amount of interest in how he'd look in the new role, but the results were rather bland. Unsurprisingly, his durability concerns didn't suddenly dissipate when moving to a starting role, with a shoulder injury costing him over two months. In 18 starts, he managed a forgettable 4.24 ERA, a mark that looks quite fair given his 4.31 FIP. His 20.7 K% and 10.7 BB% were both on the wrong side of league average, something his above-average 50.2% groundball rate couldn't entirely make up for. The whole package adds up to a capable back-end starter but nothing more. The Tigers evidently like him in that role, signing him to a one-year deal in December. The move brings him to a pitcher-friendly park in a weak division, which could increase the number of starts in which he's a worthy streamer, but he shouldn't be much more than that.
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Removal deemed precautionary
Lorenzen left his start against Washington on Wednesday as a precaution due to lower-body fatigue.
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Exits with trainer
Lorenzen was removed from Wednesday's game against the Nationals due to an apparent injury, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Activated ahead of start
The Royals activated Lorenzen (hamstring) from the 15-day injured list Wednesday.
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Making return Wednesday
Lorenzen (hamstring) will be reinstated from the 15-day injured list to start Wednesday against the Nationals, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Gets to fourth inning in rehab start
Lorenzen (hamstring) struck out four and allowed one earned run on two hits and two walks over 3.1 innings in his rehab start Friday with Triple-A Omaha.
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Kansas City showing interest
The Royals are among the many clubs interested in Lorenzen, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
The Rangers are expected to be buyers rather than sellers at the trade deadline, but with rotation reinforcements on the way they are dangling Lorenzen in trade talks. The 32-year-old has posted a 3.81 ERA over 101.2 innings with Texas this season, although that has come with an uninspiring 75:48 K:BB.
The Rangers are expected to be buyers rather than sellers at the trade deadline, but with rotation reinforcements on the way they are dangling Lorenzen in trade talks. The 32-year-old has posted a 3.81 ERA over 101.2 innings with Texas this season, although that has come with an uninspiring 75:48 K:BB.