{"id":2227864,"date":"2026-01-09T03:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T03:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2227864"},"modified":"2026-01-09T03:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T03:31:19","slug":"michael-lorenzen-joins-rockies-after-2-seasons-with-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/michael-lorenzen-joins-rockies-after-2-seasons-with-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Lorenzen joins Rockies after 2 seasons with Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Kansas City Royals entered the offseason with a good amount of starting pitching depth.<\/p>\n

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The club hasn\u2019t added a starter so far. And on Wednesday, they actually lost one: Right-hander Michael Lorenzen agreed to a free-agent deal with the Colorado Rockies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Lorenzen, 34, spent the last two seasons with the Royals. He entered free agency after posting a 4.64 ERA in 27 games (26 starts). According to ESPN insider Jeff Passan, the Rockies signed Lorenzen to a one-year contract worth $8 million.<\/p>\n

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The Royals utilized Lorenzen as a starter in 2025. The 34-year-old MLB veteran helped mentor younger members of KC\u2019s rotation, such as Noah Cameron, Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek. The Royals saw growth from that trio down the stretch.<\/p>\n

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Lorenzen will get a chance to keep starting with the Rockies, and KC could see him again relatively soon. The Royals will play a series at Colorado from July 31-Aug. 2.<\/p>\n

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Lorenzen came to the Royals in a 2024 trade with the Texas Rangers and became a key part of their postseason pursuits. He provided innings out of the bullpen before maintaining the fifth starter spot this past season.<\/p>\n

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The Royals are expected to enter the 2026 seasonn with a potential starting rotation of Cole Ragans, Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha, Bubic and Cameron.<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published January 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jaylon Thompson covers the Royals for The Kansas City Star. He previously covered the 2021 World Series and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jaylon is a proud alumnus of the University of Georgia.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.kansascity.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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