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The Royals already have a strong rotation, so what does the Lorenzen addition do for them?
The Athletic MLB Staff14
Lorenzen will join his fourth team in the past calendar year.
Chris Strauss27
Minnesota needs rotation help, but will ownership's unwillingness to add payroll limit the front office to two-month rental options?
Aaron Gleeman129
Trading for DeSclafani was meant to cheaply buy the Twins' rotation some time, but now they have no choice but to turn to younger arms.
Aaron Gleeman125
Can Sánchez, Lorenzen and Kerkering become pitchers the Phillies trust in October?
Matt Gelb55
Lorenzen survived for months with a diminished strikeout rate. It's impossible to hide now.
Matt Gelb48
As the Phillies start to think ahead, they could make a change that addresses a current need and could help later in October.
Matt Gelb37
It's the smallest things that coalesce to make a random Wednesday night in August special. "I mean, a photo in 2019 had a small part in it."
Matt Gelb51
There was lots of Weirdness and Wildness in Michael Lorenzen’s no-hitter against the Nationals on Wednesday night. Let's dig in.
Jayson Stark57
The poetry of baseball is hard to comprehend sometimes. Here's everything you need to know about Lorenzen's no-no.
Jayson Stark78
The Nationals hadn't been no-hit as a franchise since moving to Washington from Montreal in 2005.
David Aldridge and Jayson Stark89
Dombrowski pulls back the curtain on how the Deadline Day trade with the Tigers came together. Plus his thoughts on Bryce Harper's future.
The new Phillies starter is a friend and former teammate of the pitching coach. The bond between them could lead to quicker adjustments.
Matt Gelb68
The Phillies got better Tuesday, although it's the moves they did not make that were most notable. The players responded with a gritty win.
Matt Gelb125
Rotation depth for a 20-year-old contact guy who is Philadelphia’s No. 5 prospect isn’t bad.
Tim Britton, Grant Brisbee and more47
Lorenzen, 31, owns a 5-7 record with a 3.58 ERA in 18 starts this season.
The Athletic Staff67
The Tigers signed Michael Lorenzen to a one-year, $8.5 million deal this winter. Now they have to chance to trade him at peak value.
Cody Stavenhagen31
When the Tigers signed Lorenzen, they said he was "just scratching the surface" of his abilities.
Cody Stavenhagen34
More notes on roster battles, Michael Lorenzen getting scratched and Eric Haase's defensive progress.
The Angels were Lorenzen's childhood team and he would love to stay: "There’s nothing that I want to see more than this organization win."
Sam Blum15
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