Tigers Agree With Michael Lorenzen
2 years agoThe Detroit Tigers agreed to a one-year, $8.5 million deal with free-agent right-hander Michael Lorenzen on Wednesday. Lorenzen will have a chance to make up to $10 million via incentives. The 30-year-old starting pitcher spent the 2022 season with the Los Angeles Angels, going 8-6 with a 4.24 ERA (4.31 FIP), a 1.28 WHIP, a 20.7 percent strikeout rate and a 10.7 percent walk rate in 97 2/3 innings pitched over 18 starts. A right shoulder injury cost him some time in the second half of the season. Lorenzen is expected to pitch at the back end of Detroit's starting rotation next year. In his eight-year major-league career, Lorenzen has a 4.10 career ERA (4.28 FIP), a 1.36 WHIP and a 20.1 percent strikeout rate in 571 innings over 313 outings (44 starts). His first seven seasons were spent with the Cincinnati Reds, mostly in a relief role.
Source: New York Post - Jon Heyman
Source: New York Post - Jon Heyman