Desmond
Lorenz
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: June 28, 1984 in Dominican Republic
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Slick Fielder Award 2021   
All-Star Selections 2013    2014    2015   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 23 GRN VL   3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2
2008 24 GRN VL   5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 2 2 2
2009 25 GRN VL $ 100,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 2 2 2
2010 26 GRN VL $ 100,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 2 2 2
2011 27 GRN VL $ 100,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 2 2 2
2012 28 GRN VL $ 100,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 2 2 2
2013 29 GRN VL $ 100,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 2 2 2
2014 30 GRN VL $ 4,250,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 2 2 2
2015 31 GRN VL $ 4,250,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 10 10 4 4 4 2 2 2
2016 32 GRN VL $ 4,250,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 10 10 4 4 4 2 2 2
2017 33 NRL VL $ 5,500,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
2018 34 NRL VL $ 5,500,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 2 2 2
2019 35 NRL VL $ 5,500,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 2 2 2
2020 36 NRL VL $ 2,450,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 2 2 2
2021 37 NRL VL $ 2,450,000 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 2 2 2
2022 38 KEN VL $ 2,010,000 5 5 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 2
Min Ratings   3 2 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2
Max Ratings $ 5,500,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 10 10 4 4 4 2 2 2
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2007 23 AAA   60 236 36 50 7 0 17 37 3 2 15 52 .212 .259 .458 .717 29.7  
    AA   18 71 9 15 5 0 4 8 1 2 7 13 .211 .282 .451 .733 8.9  
    A   84 335 35 91 9 0 13 37 4 10 22 71 .272 .317 .415 .731 41.3  
2008 24 AAA   159 637 90 173 42 5 30 78 7 10 46 139 .272 .321 .495 .815 95.8  
2009 25 GRN VL 162 664 100 160 22 6 39 107 2 0 58 210 .241 .307 .468 .775 93.0 9.3
2010 26 GRN VL 162 659 94 160 22 1 33 102 1 1 62 183 .243 .310 .429 .739 86.8 13.7
2011 27 GRN VL 162 666 98 182 25 1 38 113 0 2 64 175 .273 .341 .485 .826 100.9 15.6
2012 28 GRN VL 161 656 99 184 32 1 38 110 0 1 35 160 .280 .322 .506 .828 102.9 21.9
2013 29 GRN VL 157 607 95 181 33 3 36 101 0 1 35 151 .298 .344 .540 .884 103.1 21.9
2014 30 GRN VL 158 617 91 185 36 2 36 105 0 1 41 135 .300 .350 .540 .889 107.2 21.3
2015 31 GRN VL 159 606 100 187 45 3 36 110 1 0 46 146 .309 .363 .571 .934 115.8 28.4
2016 32 GRN VL 161 634 111 169 28 1 38 124 0 1 52 165 .267 .324 .494 .818 102.2 16.8
2017 33 NRL VL 137 542 90 158 20 0 38 125 2 0 58 128 .292 .363 .539 .902 101.7 17.7
2018 34 NRL VL 151 605 87 165 29 0 24 116 0 1 44 151 .273 .323 .440 .763 82.8 17.6
2019 35 NRL VL 161 622 109 172 18 4 30 107 1 1 62 164 .277 .345 .463 .808 97.1 17.5
2020 36 NRL VL 75 307 46 87 7 3 22 53 0 0 22 81 .283 .330 .541 .871 50.9 7.2
2021 37 NRL VL 128 498 84 156 23 3 25 88 0 2 35 137 .313 .362 .522 .884 84.6 15.1
2022 38 KEN VL 156 600 64 128 21 3 19 65 1 0 30 182 .213 .253 .353 .606 50.3 1.0
14 Years Sim 2090 8283 1268 2274 361 31 452 1426 8 11 644 2168 .275 .331 .489 .820 1279.1 224.9
2 Years AAA 219 873 126 223 49 5 47 115 10 12 61 191 .255 .310 .485 .795 125.5  
1 Years AA 18 71 9 15 5 0 4 8 1 2 7 13 .211 .278 .451 .729 8.9  
1 Years A 84 335 35 91 9 0 13 37 4 10 22 71 .272 .318 .415 .733 41.3  
4 Years Minors 321 1279 170 329 63 5 64 160 15 24 90 275 .257 .311 .464 .775 175.6  
162 Game Average 642 98 176 27 2 35 110 0 0 49 168 .275 .331 .489 .820 99.1  
Career Highs 162 666 111 187 45 6 39 125 2 2 64 210 .313 .363 .571 .934 115.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Batting split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   6102 891 1618 257 22 301 986 5 8 465 1572 .265 .322 .462 .784 886.3
vs LH   2181 377 656 104 9 151 440 2 3 179 596 .301 .356 .564 .920 411.5
Home 1045 4020 638 1122 193 18 222 712 2 3 313 1058 .279 .336 .502 .838 649.5
Away 1045 4263 630 1152 168 13 230 714 5 8 331 1110 .270 .326 .478 .803 648.4
RISP   2081 0 578 88 13 127 949 0 0 233 545 .278 .349 .516 .864 369.7
Pinch Hitting   30 1 7 3 0 1 5 0 0 1 6 .233 .273 .433 .706 3.2
Close/Late   841 130 249 46 4 43 137 0 0 101 227 .296 .373 .514 .886 154.7
Mar/Apr 328 1298 191 338 60 4 60 233 1 2 109 337 .260 .319 .451 .771 185.2
May 347 1353 190 369 58 3 64 215 2 2 117 359 .273 .336 .462 .798 204.1
June 346 1383 208 374 66 8 81 250 0 1 104 340 .270 .324 .505 .830 220.2
July 284 1139 195 314 47 3 70 204 1 2 81 306 .276 .330 .507 .837 182.6
August 334 1309 212 365 69 7 75 225 1 0 98 340 .279 .334 .514 .848 214.8
Sep/Oct 451 1801 272 514 61 6 102 299 2 4 135 486 .285 .337 .496 .833 291.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2009 25 GRN VL 2B 54 54 472.3 112 175 8 47 .973 5.47   3.1
    3B 108 108 962.0 75 220 18 20 .942 2.76   2.9
2010 26 GRN VL 2B 162 162 1447.0 267 554 20 112 .976 5.11   9.0
2011 27 GRN VL 2B 162 162 1454.0 285 591 23 115 .974 5.42   9.8
2012 28 GRN VL 2B 157 157 1415.0 288 564 24 129 .973 5.42   9.3
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2013 29 GRN VL 2B 148 148 1312.3 263 525 18 122 .978 5.40   9.3
    3B 6 0 13.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.69   0.0
    SS 1 0 9.0 1 4 0 1 1.000 5.00   0.1
2014 30 GRN VL 2B 156 155 1371.7 257 521 21 105 .974 5.10   9.4
2015 31 GRN VL 2B 159 159 1407.7 221 508 13 98 .982 4.66   9.8
2016 32 GRN VL 2B 70 70 629.0 119 196 10 40 .969 4.51   2.0
    3B 91 90 805.7 73 214 10 18 .966 3.21   3.2
2017 33 NRL VL 2B 136 134 1182.0 226 444 12 89 .982 5.10   5.9
    CF 1 1 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
2018 34 NRL VL 1B 1 0 5.0 8 1 0 0 1.000 16.20   0.0
    2B 149 145 1308.0 245 460 16 114 .978 4.85   8.0
    SS 1 1 9.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.0
2019 35 NRL VL 2B 160 154 1371.0 291 486 18 105 .977 5.10   7.2
2020 36 NRL VL 2B 75 73 650.0 147 226 7 68 .982 5.16   2.8
2021 37 NRL VL 2B 126 123 1070.3 269 395 13 106 .981 5.58   2.7
2022 38 KEN VL 2B 156 156 1362.3 265 475 14 100 .981 4.89   9.5
  2B 1870 1852 16452.6 3255 6120 217 1350 .977 5.13   98.0
  3B 206 198 1781.7 148 435 28 38 .954 2.95   6.1
  SS 2 1 18.0 1 6 0 1 1.000 3.50   0.1
  CF 1 1 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
  1B 1 0 5.0 8 1 0 0 1.000 16.20   0.0
Career Totals   2080 2052 18265.3 3414 6562 245 1389 .976 4.92   104.2
Career Highs   162 162 1454.0 291 591 26 129 .982 5.58    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2015-7-.309
On-Base Pct
2015-9-.363
Slugging Pct
2013-3-.540
2014-7-.540
2015-5-.571
2017-9-.539
OPS
2013-5-.884
2014-5-.889
2015-5-.934
2017-7-.902
XR
2013-10-103.1
2014-8-107.2
2015-6-115.8
Games
2009-1-162
2010-1-162
2011-1-162
2012-6-161
2016-3-161
2019-2-161
At-Bats
2009-4-664
2010-9-659
2011-9-666
2012-3-656
Runs
2015-10-100
2019-10-109
Hits
2014-9-185
2015-9-187
Total Bases
2011-8-323
2012-5-332
2013-4-328
2014-5-333
2015-5-346
CAR-46-4053
Doubles
2015-5-45
Triples
2009-9-6
Homeruns
2012-8-38
2013-6-36
2015-8-36
2016-9-38
2017-8-38
CAR-29-452
RBIs
2011-7-113
2012-7-110
2013-9-101
2015-9-110
2016-10-124
2017-9-125
2018-5-116
CAR-35-1426
Strikeouts
2009-1-210
2010-1-183
2011-2-175
2012-1-160
2013-3-151
2016-5-165
2019-4-164
2022-3-182
CAR-5-2168
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 16)
   Gray Ink Test: 89    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 106)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 51    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Greenbelt in 2007
Had first career hit on 4/3/2009, off Lester Olson (COL)
Hit first career homerun on 4/4/2009, off Von Bench (COL)
Was selected to the 2009 All-Rookie Team
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston, driving in 7 runs on 4/15/2010
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Indianapolis on 4/16/2011
Drove in 6 runs against Kentucky on 6/23/2011
Drove in 6 runs against Montana on 8/31/2012