Coming into 2019, none the talk surrounding Michael Lorenzen concerned his primary job: pitching. There was plenty of hype about Lorenzen spending more time playing the outfield and hitting. So far, he hasn’t done much of either — he has logged only 13.1 innings in the outfield and 10 plate appearances. That may be disappointing to some Reds fans, but Lorenzen has more than made up for it on the mound.
In 35 games and 39.1 innings, he has allowed a 2.97 ERA with a respectable 3.81 FIP and 3.73 xFIP. While the ERA gone down from last year (3.