The Phillies’ interest in Michael Lorenzen dated back to the offseason. He wanted to start, his insistence paid off, and eight months later, he’s a Phillie. CSeidmanNBCS of NBCSPhilly has the story.
The Phils will use Lorenzen in a six-man rotation for the next two weeks and then decide their next course after the August 14 off-day. Like Cristopher Sanchez, Lorenzen is coming up on his career-high in innings. He's just eight away, and he set that mark eight years ago.
"He was really a guy who was one of the few people on our list that we thought could start effectively and relieve if we got to that point later on, do bulk," Dombrowski said."We didn't get him to do that. We're going to a six-man rotation to start off right now. We're going to handle it that way. He pitched in the All-Star Game. He has good stuff. A high draft choice in the past. He's always been someone who is a quality major-league pitcher.
"For me, there are still about 60 games to play, that means guys are going to start a bunch of times," Dombrowski said."I've always felt that it's not always the best but the healthiest pitchers when you get to the postseason. Our guys have thrown a lot of innings over the last couple of years.
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