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Liriano seems ready
Submitted by Mathias Baden on July 11, 2008 - 10:30am.
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It seems like Francisco Liriano is ready to come back to the bigs. It'd be nice to get him up here, since he's resurrected a season that started out rather poorly.
I just took a look at his minor league stats, which were not good the last time I looked. He's got to have confidence again, and who wouldn't when you put up these kind of numbers in Triple A: 7-2 record, four wins in a row, 3.53 earned-run average, 86 strikeouts and only 28 walks in 97 innings, and seven-plus strikeouts in nine of his 16 starts?
His stint in the minors is doing his a great amount of good. It's obvious that pitching is not the Twins' major issue right now, but there's got to be a way to make room for Franchise.
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Up comes Liriano after the...
Back to page topUp comes Liriano after the all-star break and out goes who in the rotation?
It has to be Livian.
Word has it, the Twins recently have had Liriano revert to his old 3/4 arm slot after experimenting with some mechanical adjustments after his T-J surgery, and the effects have been drastically positive.
The problem with sending...
Back to page topThe problem with sending Livian down you then taken away the only pitcher the Twins have with big game experience.
I think you let Liriano stay in the minors until you have an opening whether by injury, trade or a current pitcher tanking.
Jhentges, you're right. The...
Back to page topJhentges, you're right. The Twins've got some big games coming up, and experience will be a major factor in whether or not the good guys win. What about sending down Brian Bass, who is not bad but also not great, and putting Matt Guerrier in the long relief role that he has so excelled at in the past? Or consider this: How long do we wait for Boof Bonser to prove he belongs at the majors instead of Francisco Liriano? The bullpen is one area that could be improved. The Twins could also bring up Mariano Gomez, who joined the Twins system this past winter and has posted great numbers at Triple A.
(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)