Former All-Stars Hold Workouts For More Than Half the League on Tuesday
With spring training now less than three weeks away, former All-Stars Noah Syndergaard and Michael Lorenzen are ramping up their desire to find a job this offseason.
The duo held a workout for interested teams in California on Tuesday, according to Robert Murray of Fansided:
Free-agent pitchers Michael Lorenzen and Noah Syndergaard threw bullpen sessions for about 16 MLB teams in California on Tuesday, sources say.
Both players impressed in the throwing sessions, with Syndergaard consistently sitting at 93-95 mph
Lorenzen certainly is going to get a deal, it's just a question of where, when and for how much. The 32-year-old helped the Philadelphia Phillies get to the NLCS a season ago after he was traded midseason from the Detroit Tigers.
Lorenzen actually made the All-Star team last year as a member of the Tigers and ended up finishing the season at 9-9 with a 4.18 ERA.
He is a nine-year veteran who has played with the Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels, Tigers and Phillies. He's 40-38 with a 4.11 ERA in his career. He'll offer someone rotation stability in 2024.
As for Syndergaard, he's seen his star (and production) fade in recent years. Once one of the best young pitchers in baseball, he debuted with the New York Mets in 2015 and made the All-Star team in 2016. He stayed in New York through the 2021 season and then has spent time with the Angels, Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Guardians since then.
Lifetime, he's 59-47 with a 3.71 ERA. He hasn't thrown at least 150 innings in a season since 2019. He's now 31 years old and clearly figures to get an opportunity this season, but it may be on a one-year deal.
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