P Michael 'Cowboy' Lorenzen #21
Buffalo Bisons (TOR) IL
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
10/26/2026
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P MICHAEL 'COWBOY' LORENZEN #21 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
11 0 0-3 6 5.59 9.2 12 1 5 15 1.76 0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 16 14 17 16
Movement 14 13 14 14
Control 11 11 11 11
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 10 10
Curveball 6 6
Sinker 14 14
Cutter 14 14
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 97-99 Mph
Stamina 7
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 10
Defense 16
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 11
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 9
Sacrifice Bunt: 13
Bunt for Hit: 8
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/12/2026 SYR Loss, 4-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
05/11/2026 SYR Loss, 1-2 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 Loss
05/08/2026 @ GWI Win, 8-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
05/05/2026 @ NOR Loss, 3-4 0.2 3 1 1 0 2 Loss
05/01/2026 GWI Loss, 6-7 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 Loss
04/29/2026 NOR Win, 3-1 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 Save
04/28/2026 NOR Win, 3-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
04/25/2026 @ LHV Win, 7-6 1.0 1 2 0 2 1 Save
04/20/2026 PAW Loss, 3-5 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
04/17/2026 LHV Win, 5-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
PERSONALITY
He's the type of player you'd be happy to have as the face of the franchise.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:01/04/1992
Born in:Anaheim, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$563,500
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 11 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 147 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 11 0 0 3 6 5.59 9.2 12 8 6 1 5 15 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 8 2 75.0 11 9 15.83 11.17 13.97 4.66 2.89 1.76 80 0.2 .423        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 22 7 0 1 0 5 2 8 0 0 0 .318 .375 .409 .784      
vs. RHB 20 5 1 0 1 3 3 7 0 0 0 .250 .348 .450 .798      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 0 0 0 5 1.50 6.0 5 3 1 0 3 8  
May 5 0 0 3 1 12.27 3.2 7 5 5 1 2 7  
Last Year 53 0 3 4 34 2.66 50.2 49 18 15 2 16 52  
2 Years Ago 13 0 2 2 7 2.60 17.1 11 5 5 0 7 22  
Career 87 6 9 11 48 2.53 124.2 108 40 35 6 36 115  
Home 7 0 0 2 3 7.50 6.0 8 5 5 1 2 9  
Road 4 0 0 1 3 2.45 3.2 4 3 1 0 3 6  
Grass 11 0 0 3 6 5.59 9.2 12 8 6 1 5 15  
Day 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 2.0 1 2 0 0 2 2  
Night 9 0 0 3 4 7.04 7.2 11 6 6 1 3 13  
As Reliever / Substitution 11 0 0 3 6 5.59 9.2 12 8 6 1 5 15  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Cincinnati - MLB 23 27 21 4 9 0 5.40 113.1 131 70 68 18 57 83 0 0 1.66 .321 5.37 -0.6 73
2016 Cincinnati - MLB 24 35 0 2 1 0 2.88 50.0 41 16 16 5 13 48 0 0 1.08 .277 3.82 0.4 145
2017 Cincinnati - MLB 25 70 0 8 4 2 4.45 83.0 78 43 41 9 34 80 0 0 1.35 .297 3.97 0.7 98
2018 Cincinnati - MLB 26 45 3 4 2 1 3.11 81.0 78 32 28 6 34 54 0 0 1.38 .294 4.17 0.3 130
2019 Cincinnati - MLB 27 73 0 1 4 7 2.92 83.1 68 29 27 9 28 85 0 0 1.15 .274 3.71 1.0 151
2020 Cincinnati - MLB 28 72 0 6 3 6 3.54 73.2 60 29 29 7 33 74 0 0 1.26 .268 3.76 0.5 114
2021 Cincinnati - MLB 29 78 6 5 6 2 6.50 73.1 96 57 53 11 35 60 0 0 1.79 .356 5.12 -0.3 66
2022 Philadelphia - MLB 30 84 0 4 6 0 4.24 97.2 96 55 46 7 43 81 0 0 1.42 .307 3.77 0.3 88
2023 Texas - MLB 31 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0.90 .286 0.42 0.2 999
2024 Detroit - MLB 32 8 0 1 3 3 10.29 7.0 12 9 8 3 6 7 0 0 2.57 .375 9.55 -0.7 44
Total MLB 494 30 35 38 21 4.27 665.2 662 340 316 75 284 578 0 0 1.42 .304 4.31 1.8 96
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2013 Cincinnati (AZL) - R 21 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .250 1.20 0.0 999
2013 Dayton - A 21 9 0 1 0 2 0.00 8.1 7 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 1.08 .304 2.24 0.2 999
2013 Bakersfield - A+ 21 5 0 0 1 2 6.35 5.2 6 4 4 1 5 6 0 0 1.94 .333 7.08 -0.2 63
2013 Total - A+ 21 14 0 1 1 4 2.57 14.0 13 4 4 1 7 13 0 0 1.43 .316 4.20 0.0 155
2013 Pensacola - AA 21 7 0 0 0 0 4.50 6.0 6 3 3 1 6 5 0 0 2.00 .312 6.70 -0.2 89
2014 Pensacola - AA 22 24 24 4 6 0 3.13 120.2 112 50 42 9 44 84 0 0 1.29 .285 4.02 1.6 127
2015 Louisville - AAA 23 6 6 4 2 0 1.88 43.0 34 9 9 3 8 19 1 1 0.98 .230 3.78 0.7 213
2016 Louisville - AAA 24 4 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0.50 .333 0.00 0.2 999
2018 Pensacola - AA 26 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.50 .100 2.45 0.1 999
2023 Frisco - AA 31 43 0 6 5 22 3.33 46.0 37 19 17 5 22 50 0 0 1.28 .276 4.62 0.7 156
2023 Nashville - AAA 31 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.50 .500 0.72 0.1 999
2024 Toronto (GCL) - R 32 3 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 3 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 0.82 .333 4.75 0.0 183
2024 Toledo - AAA 32 13 0 2 2 7 2.60 17.1 11 5 5 0 7 22 0 0 1.04 .275 2.03 0.9 160
2025 Buffalo - AAA 33 53 0 3 4 34 2.66 50.2 49 18 15 2 16 52 0 0 1.28 .338 3.12 1.3 156
2026 Buffalo - AAA 34 11 0 0 3 6 5.59 9.2 12 8 6 1 5 15 0 0 1.76 .423 2.89 0.2 65
Total IL 87 6 9 11 48 2.53 124.2 108 40 35 6 36 115 1 1 1.16 .295 3.08 158.9
Total PCL 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.50 .500 0.72 999.0
Total SL 34 24 4 6 0 3.10 130.2 119 53 45 10 51 92 0 0 1.30 .282 4.10 128.6
Total TEX 43 0 6 5 22 3.33 46.0 37 19 17 5 22 50 0 0 1.28 .276 4.62 155.8
Total CAL 5 0 0 1 2 6.35 5.2 6 4 4 1 5 6 0 0 1.94 .333 7.08 62.8
Total MID 9 0 1 0 2 0.00 8.1 7 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 1.08 .304 2.24 999.0
Total AZL 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .250 1.20 999.0
Total GCL 3 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 3 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 0.82 .333 4.75 182.6
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2020 Cincinnati - MLB 28 6 0 0 0 0 2.16 8.1 7 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0.84 .280 2.19 0.2 188
2023 Frisco - TEX 31 3 0 0 1 1 2.08 4.1 5 2 1 1 2 4 0 0 1.62 .308 6.55 -0.1 249
2025 Buffalo - IL 33 5 0 0 0 3 0.93 9.2 6 1 1 1 1 15 0 0 0.72 .294 2.09 0.3 445
Total MLB 6 0 0 0 0 2.16 8.1 7 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0.84 .280 2.19 187.5
Total IL 5 0 0 0 3 0.93 9.2 6 1 1 1 1 15 0 0 0.72 .294 2.09 445.3
Total TEX 3 0 0 1 1 2.08 4.1 5 2 1 1 2 4 0 0 1.62 .308 6.55 249.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Cincinnati - MLB P 27 21 13 11 3 24 0 1.000 113.1 1.91 +0.6 .000
2016 Cincinnati - MLB P 35 0 10 5 0 16 1 .938 50.0 2.70 -0.2 .000
2017 Cincinnati - MLB P 70 0 13 8 2 21 0 1.000 83.0 2.28 -0.1 .000
2018 Cincinnati - MLB P 45 3 8 12 1 21 1 .952 81.0 2.22 +0.3 .000
2018 Cincinnati - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 Cincinnati - MLB P 73 0 11 12 0 24 1 .958 83.1 2.48 -0.3 .000
2019 Cincinnati - MLB LF 8 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 0.0 .000
2019 Cincinnati - MLB CF 18 6 22 1 0 23 0 1.000 76.0 2.72 0.0 .000
2019 Cincinnati - MLB RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2020 Cincinnati - MLB P 71 0 2 9 0 12 1 .917 73.2 1.34 -0.6 .930
2020 Cincinnati - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 +0.0 .990
2020 Cincinnati - MLB CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 1.005
2020 Cincinnati - MLB RF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.3 .998
2021 Cincinnati - MLB P 74 6 7 7 0 14 0 1.000 73.1 1.72 -0.1 1.040
2021 Cincinnati - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Cincinnati - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Cincinnati - MLB RF 20 15 36 1 0 37 0 1.000 134.0 2.49 -0.6 .994
2022 Philadelphia - MLB P 84 0 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 97.2 0.92 +0.7 1.488
2023 Texas - MLB P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 -0.0 .000
2023 Nashville - AAA P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
2023 Frisco - AA P 43 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 46.0 0.78 -0.0 1.344
2023 Nashville - AAA 1B 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.7 .521
2024 Detroit - MLB P 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
2024 Toledo - AAA P 13 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 17.1 1.56 +0.6 1.975
2024 Toronto (GCL) - R P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 +0.4 .000
2025 Buffalo - AAA P 52 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 50.2 0.89 +0.1 .989
2026 Buffalo - AAA P 11 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 9.2 3.72 +0.1 1.452
TOTAL P 613 30 74 81 7 159 4 .975 795.0 1.75 +1.4 1.133
TOTAL 1B 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.7 .521
TOTAL LF 9 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.1 3.86 +0.0 .990
TOTAL CF 21 6 23 1 0 24 0 1.000 79.0 2.73 +0.0 1.005
TOTAL RF 27 17 42 1 0 43 0 1.000 157.0 2.46 -0.9 .994
PLAYER HISTORY
06/08/2010 Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 7th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fullerton Union HS (Fullerton, CA). Did not sign.
06/06/2013 Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (38th) of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University Fullerton (Fullerton, CA).
01/12/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,950,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/10/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,725,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
11/14/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,176,500 through arbitration.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
08/15/2021 Injured (Forearm soreness), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/01/2021 Became a free agent.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
02/15/2022 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
06/24/2022 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
08/02/2022 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
10/19/2022 Injured (Concussion), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/07/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
03/17/2023 Signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization.
05/03/2023 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Texas organization.
11/20/2023 Became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
02/20/2024 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,400,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization.
05/27/2024 Released by the Detroit organization.
08/21/2024 Signed a minor league contract ($280,000 bonus) with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
08/27/2024 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
07/17/2025 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
09/21/2025 Wins the 2025 International League Round 2 with the Buffalo Bisons!
10/01/2025 Finished 3rd in 2025 IL Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
05/12/2026 Injured (Partially torn UCL), out for 10 months.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2019 73 5
2022 84 1
Year HLD Rank
2019 21 8
Year WP Rank
2017 12 5
Year RA Rank
2019 73 5
2022 84 1
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