Michael Lorenzen
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 217LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2013 | Rd: CB-A, #38, Cincinnati Reds | Cal State Fullerton
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2019 53 48 6 10 1 5 .208 .283 .313 .596
2020 1 0 2 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
2021 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
7 Seasons 147 133 20 31 7 5 .233 .282 .429 .711
AVG HR SB OPS
2019 .208 1 5 .596
2020 .000 0 0 1.000
2021 .000 0 0 .000
7 Seasons .233 7 5 .711
MLB Percentile Rankings
Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2015 23 152 27 0 0.0 0.0 87.9 107.1 1.8 14.8 .231 .318 .253 .253 .381 33.3 31.7 0.0
2016 24 22 3 1 33.3 20.0 97.0 101.4 22.5 33.3 .238 .569 .403 .336 .559 66.7 40.0 0.0
2017 25 43 7 1 14.3 8.3 83.5 107.8 -11.3 28.6 .210 .465 .238 .277 .476 14.3 41.7 0.0
2018 26 129 23 4 17.4 11.8 93.3 116.5 2.9 21.7 .232 .403 .432 .299 .390 52.2 26.5 5.9
2019 27 219 31 1 3.2 1.9 96.5 108.1 0.2 25.8 .214 .327 .262 .275 .368 64.3 32.1 9.4
2020 28 3 0 0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- .000 .000 .728 .728 .000 -- 0.0 0.0
2021 29 5 0 0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -- 100.0 0.0
Player 573 91 7 7.7 4.8 92.2 116.5 1.2 22.0 .222 .362 .304 .278 .394 47.7 32.0 4.8
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .368 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 70.4 14.8 14.8 0.0 18.5 37.0 44.4 3.7 40.7 7.4 22.2 7.4 0.0 0.0
2016 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0 33.3 20.0
2017 71.4 14.3 14.3 0.0 57.1 42.9 0.0 0.0 71.4 0.0 14.3 0.0 14.3 8.3
2018 60.9 17.4 21.7 0.0 47.8 30.4 21.7 0.0 47.8 8.7 17.4 0.0 17.4 11.8
2019 61.3 16.1 22.6 0.0 38.7 38.7 22.6 0.0 51.6 12.9 16.1 6.5 3.2 1.9
2020 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0
2021 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0
Player 63.7 16.5 19.8 0.0 35.2 36.3 28.6 1.1 48.4 9.9 17.6 4.4 7.7 4.8
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2021 Sinker -3.0 0 4 80.0 1 .000 .000 .000 66.7 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2021 Slider 1.6 0 1 20.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2020 Sinker 13.4 0 3 100.0 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 -- -- -- .700 --
2019 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 0 68 31.1 16 .308 .308 .413 30.8 12.5 8.3 .284 .429 .376 81.8
2019 Curveball -4.3 -2 43 19.6 8 .000 .000 .088 45.5 62.5 35.7 .140 .152 .198 50.0
2019 Slider -2.2 -1 29 13.2 7 .143 .143 .129 38.1 42.9 23.1 .157 .209 .159 50.0
2019 Cutter 5.3 1 26 11.9 10 .222 .556 .360 38.5 40.0 40.0 .205 .418 .299 60.0
2019 Sinker 8.2 2 25 11.4 5 .400 .600 .430 10.0 40.0 20.0 .312 .397 .305 100.0
2019 Changeup -11.1 -2 16 7.3 4 .000 .000 .000 58.3 25.0 16.7 .116 .218 .143 0.0
2019 Split-Finger -0.6 0 2 0.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 4-Seam Fastball 5.4 2 38 29.5 12 .400 1.000 .573 21.7 16.7 18.2 .353 .746 .510 62.5
2018 Slider 6.4 2 27 20.9 6 .400 1.000 .580 30.8 33.3 28.6 .226 .434 .278 75.0
2018 Curveball -2.7 -1 21 16.3 3 .000 .000 .000 45.5 66.7 25.0 .104 .118 .094 0.0
2018 Sinker -5.2 -1 16 12.4 5 .400 .600 .430 33.3 20.0 25.0 .267 .307 .250 75.0
2018 Cutter 0.7 0 15 11.6 3 .000 .000 .300 40.0 33.3 50.0 .066 .072 .068 0.0
2018 Changeup -1.5 0 11 8.5 5 .200 .800 .400 20.0 20.0 50.0 .161 .220 .169 25.0
2018 Split-Finger 6.3 0 1 0.8 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2017 4-Seam Fastball 2.2 0 13 30.2 4 .250 1.000 .500 30.0 50.0 50.0 .278 .991 .504 50.0
2017 Changeup -3.6 0 10 23.3 2 .000 .000 .000 80.0 50.0 50.0 .044 .060 .040 0.0
2017 Slider -10.7 -1 8 18.6 5 .000 .000 .000 28.6 40.0 50.0 .067 .074 .062 0.0
2017 Sinker 5.5 0 5 11.6 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 -- .980 1.122 .922 0.0
2017 Curveball -2.8 0 4 9.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2017 Cutter -1.7 0 3 7.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 41 152 -1 1 -1 0 0
2018 34 129 3 -1 0 0 2
2019 50 209 1 -2 -1 1 -1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 152 50.7 68.8 75.5 38.7 55.2 40.8 34.1 53.9 26.8 9.2 85.7
2016 22 40.9 77.8 85.7 23.1 33.3 27.3 40.0 45.5 30.0 18.2 100.0
2017 43 53.5 87.0 60.0 40.0 62.5 48.8 41.7 65.1 32.1 9.3 75.0
2018 129 42.6 76.4 78.6 39.2 41.4 41.1 47.1 55.0 31.0 7.8 90.0
2019 219 43.1 80.0 76.4 38.7 43.5 43.5 39.6 57.1 35.2 6.2 84.6
2020 3 0.0 -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 --
2021 5 60.0 100.0 33.3 0.0 -- 40.0 0.0 60.0 66.7 0.0 --
Player 573 45.6 76.7 74.6 37.6 47.0 41.7 39.5 55.7 32.0 8.0 86.7
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 29.7 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
2015 54 56
2017 58 96
2018 98 78
2019 58 85
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 23.1 1 0.7 0 0 1 0 0.0
2017 21.5 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0.0
2018 20.4 4 3.4 1 0 3 1 25.0
2019 20.1 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0.0
Player 20.9 7 5.6 1 0 6 1 14.3

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2016 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
2017 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2018 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 3
2019 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Player 7 7 5 5 7 5 7 6 4 3 6 6 5 6 5 5 4 4 7 7 7 5 7 7 4 4 6 6 7 6 4
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-  
Exit Velocity 87.9 97.0 9.1 83.5 -13.5 93.3 9.8 96.5 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Launch Angle 1.8 22.5 20.7 -11.3 -33.8 2.9 14.2 0.2 -2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Barrel % 0.0 33.3 33.3 14.3 -19.0 17.4 3.1 3.2 -14.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hard Hit % 33.3 66.7 33.4 14.3 -52.4 52.2 37.9 64.3 12.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sweet Spot % 14.8 33.3 18.5 28.6 -4.7 21.7 -6.9 25.8 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
xBA .231 .238 0.007 .210 -0.028 .232 0.022 .214 -0.018 .000 0.000 .000 0.000
BA .250 .200 -0.050 .167 -0.033 .290 0.123 .208 -0.082 .000 0.000 .000 0.000
xwOBA .253 .336 0.083 .277 -0.059 .299 0.022 .275 -0.024 .728 0.453 .000 -0.728
wOBA .253 .403 0.150 .238 -0.165 .432 0.194 .262 -0.170 .728 0.466 .000 -0.728
xSLG .318 .569 0.251 .465 -0.104 .403 -0.062 .327 -0.076 .000 0.000 .000 0.000
SLG .306 .800 0.494 .417 -0.383 .710 0.293 .313 -0.397 .000 0.000 .000 0.000
K% 31.7 40.0 8.3 41.7 1.7 26.5 -15.2 32.1 5.6 0.0 -32.1 100.0 100.0
BB% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.9 5.9 9.4 3.5 0.0 -9.4 0.0 0.0
Swing % 53.9 45.5 -8.4 65.1 19.6 55.0 -10.1 57.1 2.1 0.0 -57.1 60.0 60.0
Whiff% 26.8 30.0 3.2 32.1 2.1 31.0 -1.1 35.2 4.2 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0
In Zone % 50.7 40.9 -9.8 53.5 12.6 42.6 -10.9 43.1 0.5 0.0 -43.1 60.0 60.0
Out of Zone % 49.3 59.1 9.8 46.5 -12.6 57.4 10.9 56.9 -0.5 100.0 43.1 40.0 -60.0
Out of Zone Swing % 38.7 23.1 -15.6 40.0 16.9 39.2 -0.8 38.7 -0.5 0.0 -38.7 0.0 0.0
First Pitch Swing % 34.1 40.0 5.9 41.7 1.7 47.1 5.4 39.6 -7.5 0.0 -39.6 0.0 0.0
First Pitch Strike % 75.6 80.0 4.4 66.7 -13.3 70.6 3.9 66.0 -4.6 0.0 -66.0 0.0 0.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2016 Shifts R 5 0 0.0 .403
2017 Shifts R 12 0 0.0 .238
2018 Shifts R 34 0 0.0 .432
2019 Shifts R 52 1 1.9 .249 .000
2020 Shifts R 1 0 0.0 .728
2021 Shifts R 1 0 0.0 .000
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2015 54 16.0 37.0% 1.9% 14 24.1 7.1% 7.1%
2016 5 15.8 40.0% 20.0% 3 19.1 0.0% 0.0%
2017 14 18.7 0.0% 0.0% 1 22.7 0.0% 0.0%
2018 28 20.5 3.6% 0.0% 23 24.5 0.0% 13.0%
2019 53 18.8 17.0% 0.0% 29 24.6 0.0% 17.2%
2020 2 15.8 0.0% 0.0% 0 -- -- --
2021 2 24.6 0.0% 50.0% 0 -- -- --
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