Proper-hander Michael Lorenzen has reached settlement with the Texas Rangers on a one-year deal the workforce introduced Friday.
The deal is value $4.5 million assured that may max out at $7 million with incentives, a supply confirmed to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel.
Lorenzen had his share of ups and downs throughout the 2023 season with the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies, making the American League All-Star workforce and throwing a no-hitter whereas additionally being moved from the rotation to the bullpen due to ineffectiveness.
After going 5-7 with a 3.58 ERA and making the All-Star Recreation with the Tigers, the right-hander was dealt to the Phillies on the commerce deadline to stabilize their rotation.
Lorenzen, 32, made fairly the primary impression together with his new workforce. After tossing eight innings of two-run ball in his Phillies debut, he wowed much more in his Philadelphia dwelling debut Aug. 9 — throwing a career-high 124 pitches to notch the 14th no-hitter in Phillies historical past, putting out 5 and strolling 4 in a 7-0 victory over the Washington Nationals.
It wasn’t to final, nevertheless. Lorenzen went 2-2 with a 7.96 ERA in his subsequent 5 begins and was dropped from the Phillies’ rotation. His previous 4 appearances had been out of the bullpen, and he was left off the postseason roster for the Nationwide League Wild Card Sequence.
He returned to make one look out of the bullpen in each the NLDS towards the Atlanta Braves and the NLCS towards the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Total, he mixed to go 9-9 with a 4.18 ERA and 111 strikeouts between the 2 groups throughout the common season. In 379 appearances (69 begins) over 9 seasons, he’s 40-38 with a 4.11 ERA and 602 strikeouts.
Lorenzen spent a lot of his profession as a reliever for the Cincinnati Reds, however he was solely a starter for the Tigers and Los Angeles Angels for just a few seasons earlier than becoming a member of the Phillies. He’s probably the most effective hitter out of any of baseball’s pitchers, with 7 profession dwelling runs, 24 RBIs and a .233 batting common in 133 at-bats.
Lorenzen’s settlement with the Rangers was first reported by The Athletic.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
