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How will the Reds use Michael Lorenzen in 2020?

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When spring training was starting up in 2020 there were ideas of using Michael Lorenzen in a lot of creative ways. He’s got enough of a threat with the bat that he can be used as a pinch hitter. His defensive value is good enough to use him in the outfield, particularly late in games. When MLB changed the rules as to what qualified a player as a “2-way” player, they were set in a way that over the last 50 years only Shohei Ohtani would have qualified.