The first domino, ultimately the only domino, to fall for the Detroit Tigers at the trade deadline was sending Michael Lorenzen to the Phillies for infield prospect Hao-Yu Lee.
In a sellers market, this trade seems slightly underwhelming at face value. However, if this was the market, Harris decided to go with a 1-for-1 deal to maximize the tier of prospect he could get in return.
Lee was Philadelphia’s fifth ranked prospect according to MLB Pipeline. The Phillies signed the now 20-year-old infielder out of Taiwan in 2021. He’s progressed his way up to High-A where he hit .