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Pitchers and catchers are due to report to Goodyear this week. Among them will be reliever/outfielder Michael Lorenzen. Today, though, we’re going to look back at his 2019 season and see how things worked out.
The Preseason Projections
Michael Lorenzen was predicted to have a slightly higher than average season heading into 2019. With three seasons already behind him and coming off a solid season in 2018, he was a lock to be one of the top veteran relievers in the bullpen.
Here are Dan Szymborski’s ZiPS projections from February 2019:
The 2019 Season
Throughout the entire season, manager David Bell used Lorenzen in multiple scenarios out of the bullpen, as Lorenzen would pitch two innings one game and pitch to get only one out in other games.