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bWAR had Lorenzen at 2.6 in 2024, which makes him a great value sign considering every pitcher of any significance is going well over $10 million.
Also, I think Lorenzen's agency was marketing him as a two-way player this winter so a team could technically carry him as a position player and not be subject to pitcher limits.
Lorenzen was scouted as a two-way player in both high school at Fullerton High and college at Cal State Fullerton. He was one of the best hitting pitchers prior to the universal DH with a career .710 OPS. He slugged four HR with a 1.043 OPS in 2018.
He has 34 career MLB games in the OF, but I think it's a pipe dream. I'm curious if the Royals will let him hit in the Cactus League.
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