GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- As he spent the second half of 2017 getting hit around and frustrated with the results, Reds pitcher Michael Lorenzen had his moment of reckoning. Lorenzen's instincts for pitching had taken him as far as he could go.
It was time to make changes.
"The whole second half last year, I was sore -- a lot sorer than I'd like to be," said Lorenzen, who posted a 2.93 ERA in the first half and a 6.32 ERA in the second half. "I take really good care of my body, and I thought I shouldn't be this sore or take this long to recover.