2022 Stats
W-L
5-2
ERA
3.05
WHIP
1.06
K
29
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Lorenzen's outlook has been particularly tricky over the past couple years, as he's been talked up as a potential starter, closer and part-time outfielder during his time with the Reds. Finally a free agent this offseason, he signed a one-year, $7 million deal with the Angels and is now expected to work out of the rotation. He came up as a starter in 2015 with 21 starts and a 5.40 ERA, but he found success out of the bullpen over the past five years with a 3.65 ERA. Lorenzen struggled last season with a 16.8 percent strikeout rate and 11.2 percent walk rate that led to a 5.59 ERA, but his 4.17 FIP leaves significant room for improvement. Departing the hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park will also help his outlook. Lorenzen remains somewhat of a question mark given his transition back to the rotation after five years, but his career 19.9 percent strikeout rate doesn't seem likely to significantly improve while working as a starter, which could limit his upside. Read Past Outlooks

Six scoreless frames
Lorenzen (5-2) earned the win during Saturday's 5-3 victory over Oakland, allowing three hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six scoreless innings.
ANALYSIS
Lorenzen shut down Oakland's offense for the second straight game, permitting just one runner past second base, and he required only 84 pitches to navigate the frames. The 30-year-old has now allowed one run or fewer in four of his seven starts and has lowered his ERA to 3.05. He's scheduled to take the mound again next weekend against Toronto.
Lorenzen shut down Oakland's offense for the second straight game, permitting just one runner past second base, and he required only 84 pitches to navigate the frames. The 30-year-old has now allowed one run or fewer in four of his seven starts and has lowered his ERA to 3.05. He's scheduled to take the mound again next weekend against Toronto.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
90
Last 10 Games
90
Last 5 Games
93
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 2020
-19%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-43%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .250 | 33 | 26 | 47 | 6 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .203 | 51 | 18 | 38 | 3 | |||
2022vs Left | .277 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | |||
2022vs Right | .159 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
2021vs Left | .226 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 2 | |||
2021vs Right | .261 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||
2020vs Left | .246 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 0 | |||
2020vs Right | .220 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-56%
ERA at Home
2022
-38%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 2.69 | 0.91 | 60.1 | 8.8 | 2.7 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 6.18 | 1.74 | 43.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||||
2022Home | 2.38 | 0.93 | 22.2 | 8.7 | 3.2 | ||||
2022Away | 3.86 | 1.23 | 18.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | ||||
2021Home | 2.25 | 0.88 | 16.0 | 6.2 | 2.8 | ||||
2021Away | 9.69 | 2.00 | 13.0 | 6.9 | 6.2 | ||||
2020Home | 3.32 | 0.92 | 21.2 | 10.8 | 2.1 | ||||
2020Away | 6.00 | 2.25 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 9.0 | ||||
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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
2.23K/9
6.3BB/9
2.8HR/9
0.9Fastball
94.4 mphERA
3.05WHIP
1.06BABIP
.236GB/FB
2.03Left On Base
78.1%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
6.1%Spin Rate
2348 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.2%Swinging Strike
10.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Lorenzen is a riddle wrapped up in an enigma. Is he a potential closer? Is he a part-time outfielder? Is he a starting pitcher? He's currently projected to have a chance to win a spot in the starting rotation this spring after closing out the 2020 regular season as a starter, and that's his stated desire. Lorenzen did well in a cameo version last season, but previous iterations as a starter didn't fare well. With a full offseason and spring training to stretch out, he should be able to handle the workload, and it's fair to suggest that he's a different pitcher now than when he first arrived in the majors. He posted a swinging strike rate north of 14% for the second season in a row, whereas before he had trouble finishing off hitters. With those K's also come more walks unfortunately, as he walked 12.0% of the hitters he faced in 2020. He's best drafted as an endgame player or streamer.
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Goes seven innings in win
Lorenzen (4-2) earned the win in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader, allowing one run on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts in seven innings.
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Surrenders five runs in loss
Lorenzen (3-2) took the loss in a 7-3 defeat at the hands of the Nationals on Saturday, allowing five runs on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in 4.2 innings.
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Carries shutout into ninth
Lorenzen (3-1) allowed three runs on nine hits and two walks over 8.1 innings Sunday, striking out two and earning a win over the White Sox.
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Tosses six scoreless frames in win
Lorenzen (2-1) threw six scoreless innings against Cleveland on Monday, allowing three hits and four walks while striking out three to earn the win.
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Yields four runs in loss
Lorenzen (1-1) allowed four runs on four hits and two walks over 3.1 innings Monday, striking out two and taking a loss against Houston.
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