Phillies land All-Star hurler Lorenzen from Tigers
The Detroit Tigers traded right-hander Michael Lorenzen to the Philadelphia Phillies for infield prospect Hao-Yu Lee, the club announced Tuesday.
The Phillies designated veteran infielder Josh Harrison for assignment to make room for Lorenzen on the 40-man roster.
Rob Thomson says that Lorenzen will probably start Thursday. They’ll go with a six man rotation for now.
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Lorenzen is having a breakout season and made his first career All-Star Game appearance. The 31-year-old owns a 5-7 record with a 3.58 ERA and 7.07 K/9 across 105 2/3 innings for the Tigers.
"The Phillies are a good team, really good team," Lorenzen said, according to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. "I played with quite a few of them when I was younger, and so it'll be fun to play with them again. It's going to be exciting. Good atmosphere, good city. Yeah, I'm excited for the opportunity."
Lorenzen has been particularly sharp of late, posting a 3.04 ERA since the beginning of May, according to Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Lee was the Phillies' No. 5-ranked prospect, according to MLB.com. The 20-year-old posted a .279/.367/.395 slash line, five home runs, 13 doubles, and 29 RBIs across two minor-league levels this season.