Biceps Biceps Biceps.

Seriously. When Michael Lorenzen walks off the mound and gets a close-up on the broadcast, that’s all I can see. The man’s got muscles upon muscles in those arms. I assume that’s why he’s still pumping mid-90s heat as he enters his mid-30s.

The Royals acquired Lorenzen from the Texas Rangers in July 2024 for Walter Pennington, who did not last particularly long in that organization. Pennington spent time with Baltimore in 2025. Lorenzen, however, pitched admirably for the Royals after the acquisition, which set up a reunion for 2025 for only 1/$7M guaranteed.

For that low, low price, the Royals got 27 appearances, 26 starts, and 141.2 innings from Biceps. His top-line numbers were…fifth starter adequate. 4.64 ERA / 4.59 FIP / 4.23 xFIP for 1.2 fWAR. If you buy into

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