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What?s Wrong With Francisco Liriano?
2008-04-28 05:02:00 This is a question that many, especially within the Minnesota Twins organization are asking right now as the decision was made last week to option Francisco Liriano down to AAA Rochester. All of the indications are that Liriano is healthy and isn’t experiencing any pain in his delivery, so the problem must be either ...
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Carlos Gomez, Francisco Liriano, Greg Smith And Other Fantasy Notes
2008-04-25 15:06:00 A day after being sat to catcher "a breather", Twins' CF Calros Gomez lead-off the game with his first HR of the season and followed-up with a single in his next AB. Any fear he would be sent down when Michael Cuddyer was activated was allayed, Denard Span was sent back to AAA after yesterday's loss. FWIW, Span acquitted himself nicely with a .258 AVG and three SB. This should keep him on the AAA-to-Majors express for the rest of the year. Unfortunately, SP Francisco Liriano didn't take advantage of the one-run lead Gomez gave him to start the game. Without making it out of the 1st, Liriano allowed six earned runs before being removed for Brian Bass. This outing will likely result in Liriano being sent to the minors. * On the winning side, rookie LHP Greg Smith tossed seven innings of two-run ball for his 2nd win of the season. So far, he has pitched 25 innings allowing 21 hits and walking eight while striking out 16. He is a pitche...
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Francisco Liriano, Buy or Sell
2008-04-11 07:34:00 Let’s pretend Francisco Liriano is that girl you hooked up with at the bar. You think she’s hot, but, honestly, you can’t really remember the color of her hair, let alone her carpet. Though you do remember the sex being good. Now she calls to tell you she’s available Sunday night and your friend, Kevin ...
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Buy Francisco Liriano now?
2008-04-09 16:48:00 One might be tempted to buy Liriano now, thinking you might get a steal while he continues to make minor league starts. Heck, I had even been strongly considering it myself. However, as noted in Aaron Gleeman's Daily Dose column over at Rotoworld, Liriano has been throwing his slider less, instead relying on his developing changeup. So what's the big deal? Well one of the most amazing skills
Francisco Liriano (P-MIN)
2008-03-28 22:36:00 Liriano pitched five innings in his final spring start against the Pirates, giving up one run on three hits, while striking out seven and walking two. His command improved as his outing progressed. After a 21-pitch second inning, he did not throw more than 13 pitches in each of his next three innings.
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Francisco Liriano (P-MIN)
2008-03-24 14:00:00 Hoping to break camp with the Twins 15 months after elbow surgery, Liriano pitched four hitless innings yesterday against the Baltimore Orioles. He struck out five batters and walked two. His fastball averaged 91-92 mph and topped out at 93-94. Liriano also worked on his slider. He threw 68 pitches and said that about 12 of them were sliders.
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Francisco Liriano passes another test in Twins? 3-1 victory over Orioles (A
2008-03-24 00:35:00 Francisco Liriano’s fourth start of spring training was encouraging for the Minnesota Twins. Hoping to break camp with the team 15 months after elbow surgery, Liriano pitched four hitless innings Sunday in Minnesota’s 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The left-hander struck out five and walked two in a scoreless outing. Read the full story.
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Francisco Liriano Looks Great In Return
2008-03-08 07:28:00 After months of watching from the dugout, Francisco Liriano resumed his role on the hill for the Minnesota Twins. The young hurler looked sensational, nabbing the win for the Twins with 1 2/3 innings pitched, no runs allowed, one walk, and a strikeout of Manny Ramirez. Liriano told reporters that he felt great after the game, which seems to point to a clean bill of health. The 24-year old dominated...
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Playometer: Scott Kazmir and Francisco Liriano
2008-02-27 14:28:00 Sprayed by Liquid NitrogenThe St. Petersburg Times reports the following, in regards to Scott Kazmir's left elbow issues:Scott Kazmir is expected to rest for two weeks after being diagnosed with a left elbow strain. The MRI revealed no serious injury.I don't care about the supposed MRI results unless I'm having my own expert witness take a look at them. The only thing I care about is "rest for two weeks." That tells me it's a real problem, not a twinge or an unexpected cramp. Anything else from a club or player's mouth should be taken with a gigantic mound of salt. How many times have clubs lied to us poor fantasy owners in the hopes of keeping ticket sales or interest high? Answer: 187,399 times. B.J. Ryan and Mark Prior last spring are two of the more notorious recent examples. Kazmir has gone from a fourth or fifth round pick in most leagues to being about a ninth round value ... though you'll probably still see him drafted between the sixth and eighth rounds. But not by an...
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Francisco Liriano, S - MIN
2008-01-27 13:07:00 Liriano ready for spring to start Visit Rotoworld.com for more analysis on this update.
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Francisco Liriano 2008 Projection
2007-09-09 22:45:00 I thought it would be interesting to try to project Francisco Liriano for the 2008 season. Liriano expects to be ready for spring training following Tommy John surgery. Before his injury he was one of the best pitchers in the game. "); // --> The 24 year-old southpaw made 20 starts in 2006. A review of the numbers: 2.62 ERA0.96 WHIP10.47 K/92.62 BB/94.0 K/BB5.98 H/90.82 HR/9 Utter dominance, in case you forgot. And those numbers include an August 7th poor start abbreviated by forearm soreness. I'm going to put him at 30 starts. Assuming six innings per, he'd be around 180. Liriano set a career high in innings in 2005 with 191.3, and I can't see the Twins letting him exceed that. To take an educated guess at how Liriano's other stats will look in his first year back, let's find some hard throwing comps. There's Kerry Wood, who returned will an inflated walk total and depressed K rate. Erik Bedard had TJ in September of ...
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