IP 442
ERA 4.357
WHIP 1.4
BB/9 3.299
SO/9 7.88
  • Full name Mathew Robert Lorenzo
  • Born 06/21/1982 in Pasadena, TX
  • Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 205 / Bats: L / Throws: R
  • School Kent State
  • Drafted in the 5th round (136th overall) by the Texas Rangers in 2003 (signed for $210,000).
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    The 6-foot-3, 208-pound Lorenzo improved his stock as he increased the velocity on his fastball from 87-90 mph to 90-92 with a high of 95. He also improved his feel for pitching, with command of an 83-84 slider and a changeup. A curve, his fourth pitch, lacks consistency. Lorenzo, an Ohio high school product, spent his freshman year at Georgia Tech and went 4-0, 2.82 before transferring back home. He was Kent State's No. 2 starter, behind career wins leader Dirk Hayhurst, and averaged more than a strikeout an inning while going 6-5, 4.04. He'll be drafted ahead of Hayhurst because he throws harder.

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