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Phillies Trade Hao-Yu Lee for Michael Lorenzen
By Kyle Pagan
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The Phillies are acquiring RHP Michael Lorenzen for infield prospect Hao-Yu Lee:
Tigers are close to trading Michael Lorenzen to the Phillies.
Infield prospect Hao-Yu Lee is part of the proposed return heading to Detroit. @MLBNetwork @MLB
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) August 1, 2023
Lorenzen was an All-Star this year and apparently the Phillies were looking into signing him during the offseason. He’d most likely slot in as the #5 starter and the Phillies could even look to using six pitchers in the rotation to give some arms a break. Lorenzen was also used in the bullpen with the Reds.
Here’s some of his stuff from this year:
Michael Lorenzen's 3Ks in the 1st. pic.twitter.com/frnjeMCgte
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 27, 2023
Michael Lorenzen IS A PHILLIE!
— Philly Sports Sufferer (@mccrystal_alex) August 1, 2023
He’s HOT right now! He’s got a 1.14 ERA in four starts in the month of July and batters are slashing .169/.235/.221. Here’s something else that’s interesting. He’s listed as a pitcher and outfielder with the Tigers. I wonder if the Phillies would ever utilize Lorenzen to come in and pitch to his three required batters, move to the outfield as a defensive replacement, and then comes back in on the mound. He did it Babe Ruth style three years ago:
He’ll hopefully help with the starting rotation, but maybe the South Philly Shohei will help get the pop going in this lineup:
Michael Lorenzen has seven career home runs, including this one against Blake Parker and the Phillies. pic.twitter.com/1OUFSJQTV3
— Tim Kelly (@TimKellySports) August 1, 2023
P.S. There is zero chance your dad is going to be able to tell this guy and Matt Strahm apart a couple Coors Lights deep from the sofa:
Kyle writes blog posts and does Man on the Street-style videos all around Philadelphia. He graduated from Temple University (a basketball school) in 2015. contact: k.pagan@sportradar.com