Morosi on Blue Jays: White Sox’s Anderson, Tigers’ Lorenzen both good fits

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Published 25.07.2023

Morosi on Blue Jays: White Sox’s Anderson, Tigers’ Lorenzen both good fits

With the commerce deadline one week away, the Toronto Blue Jays have the potential to make some noise.

If the Blue Jays need to make a run at profitable the American League East, MLB Network insider Jon Morosi thinks Toronto should make some key additions — and he has Chicago White Sox second baseman Tim Anderson and Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Lorenzen as potential targets.

Anderson, a two-time all-star, has seen his numbers drop this yr (.241/.281/.283) with no homers and 17 RBI, however he has picked up the tempo just lately, hitting .417 in his previous seven video games.

If the Blue Jays land Anderson, Morosi thinks 2023 all-star Whit Merrifield can see extra time within the outfield.

“(Anderson’s) full-season numbers are not good and not going to be good just because he struggled for a long time, but he’s been a lot better since the break and still has really good bat-to-ball skills,” Morosi mentioned. “I believe the bigger games at this time of year is when you need someone who just puts the ball in play and can move the line and move the runner and Tim does that.”

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Lorenzen was Detroit’s lone all-star this yr. He is 5-6 with a 3.49 ERA in 17 begins.

“I think Lorenzen with Toronto would be a great fit,” Morosi mentioned. “I think he can start and if all of a sudden things going well with (Hyun Jin) Ryu or (Alek) Manoah, Michael can be back there in the bullpen.”

Lorenzen was largely a reliever with the Cincinnati Reds from 2016-21 earlier than changing into a starter with the Los Angeles Angels final yr.

Morosi says Cardinals starters Jack Flaherty and Jordan Montgomery additionally might make sense for the Blue Jays. He notes the Tampa Bay Rays, who’re second within the AL East behind the Baltimore Orioles and forward of the Blue Jays, are also searching for beginning pitching.

The Orioles are 2.5 video games up on Tampa and 6.5 forward of the Blue Jays, who maintain down the third and ultimate wild-card spot.

An issue for the Blue Jays in terms of making offers may very well be their prospect system, which isn’t as extremely rated as some fellow contenders — particularly Baltimore.

Meanwhile, Morosi puzzled whether or not hard-throwing reliever Nate Pearson may very well be a commerce chip for the Blue Jays. He was just lately demoted to triple-A Buffalo.

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“Is there a team out there that’s looked at him and says ‘you know what, I think he could start,’” Morosi mentioned.

The former prime prospect was a starter earlier than accidents began including up. The Blue Jays have used him out of the bullpen the previous three years.

Morosi puzzled aloud if Pittsburgh Pirates basic supervisor Ben Cherington, a former Blue Jays govt, might have his eye on Pearson. He additionally talked about the Tigers and White Sox as potentialities for Pearson with the Blue Jays searching for a win-now starter in return.

“I think the Blue Jays have a number of needs that are moderate needs,” Morosi mentioned. “They don’t have a ton of glaring needs, but they are needs. If they want to catch a team with all the energy and excitement the Orioles have right now, they’ve got to get better.”