Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League Players - Brett Lorin

Brett A. Lorin (born March 31, 1987) is a baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Prior to his professional career, Lorin played baseball while attending the University of Arizona and Cal State Long Beach. He struggled at the University of Arizona and after a medical redshirt year in 2006, he had a 9.31 ERA in limited work in 2007. He transferred to Cal State Long Beach and was 5-3 with a 2.61 ERA as a junior.

He was a fifth round pick by the Seattle Mariners in 2008. On July 29, 2009, he was acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Mariners; along with Jeff Clement, Ronny Cedeño, Aaron Pribanic, and Nathan Adcock; in exchange for Jack Wilson, Ian Snell, and cash considerations.

He missed most of the 2010 season due to injuries and spent much of 2010 on rehab assignments with the Gulf Coast Pirates and West Virginia Power. He rejoined the Marauders in 2011, only after an extended spring training assignment. The Diamondbacks selected Lorin in the Rule 5 draft following the 2011 season. They retained him by acquiring his rights from the Pirates for Robby Rowland.

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Pirates Prospects bio