The Rangers received minor league left-hander Walter Pennington in exchange for Lorenzen.
Lorenzen, 32, signed with the Rangers toward the end of spring training and yielded a 3.81 ERA in 101 2/3 innings.
Texas Rangers pitcher Michael Lorenzen works against Toronto Blue Jays during the the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Saturday, July 27, 2024. made their first major league acquisition of trade deadline season on Sunday. They sold off their first piece on Monday. The Rangers traded right-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor league left-hander Walter Pennington, the organization announced Monday. Lorenzen, 32,Texas’ starting rotation is soon to undergo an overhaul
with right-handers Jacob deGrom and Tyler Mahle on their way back from respective elbow surgeries. Lorenzen — who had a 5.97 ERA in his last seven starts for Texas, including one on Saturday in which he lasted just two-thirds of an inning against the Toronto Blue Jays — would have been among the odd men out with Nathan Eovaldi, Max Scherzer, Andrew Heaney and Jon Gray already on the active roster.Lorenzen drew praise for his competitiveness in Texas.
Pennington, 26, has a 2.26 ERA in 59 2/3 innings this season at Triple-A Omaha and has almost exclusively worked out of the bullpen in his four professional seasons. He made his major league debut on July 5 with the Royals and pitched two-thirds of an inning and recorded a strikeout against the Colorado Rockies. He throws a sinker, four-seam fastball, cutter and slider with velocity that sits in the low 90′s.
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