It's been more than a week since Francisco Liriano has pitched for the Twins, but he has yet to make an appearance out of the bullpen. The lefthander says he's ready to pitch "whenever they want me to pitch."
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Francisco Liriano has had nine days to relax and refocus in hopes of finding success on the mound again. After struggling to throw strikes, Liriano says he's keeping the ball down and "things are working out way better" after throwing a couple of bullpen sessions. He'll start Tuesday night against the Angels.
Big moves following the Twins loss Wednesday night. Francisco Liriano was moved to the bullpen and Danny Valencia was optioned to Triple-A Rochester. Liriano has struggled with confidence and Valencia was in the midst of an 0-21 slump.
Francisco Liriano's next start is expected to come May 1. In the meantime, the struggling lefty will use the extra time off to "clear my head." He'll throw bullpen sessions Wednesday and Saturday to try and figure out his problems. He says "missing one start is going to be good for me."
After another rough outing the Minnesota Twins plan to "take a step back" with Francisco Liriano. Ron Gardenhire says "we're going to step back to see what we need to do to try to get his confidence back." If this means a move to the bullpen, Liriano said, "That would be OK with me."
Francisco Liriano kept up a hot spring by blanking the Pirates for five innings. Liriano has held opponents scoreless in 12 of the 13 innings he's pitched. The Pirates managed just one hit off five Minnesota pitchers.
Before Monday night, the last time Francisco Liriano pitched against the White Sox in Chicago, he threw a no-hitter. It was almost nothing but hits Monday night, however, as the trade commodity allowed seven earned runs in 2.2 innings -- his worst start since returning from the minors in May.
LaVelle Neal of the Star Tribune watched Francisco Liriano hit Danny Valencia with a pitch on Tuesday. Then he saw Justin Morneau take Liriano deep and over the fence. Then he saw a guy that might be able to throw 100 mph. There's never a dull moment in Fort Myers.
Francisco Liriano appears to be drawing interest from the Atlanta Braves. Jim Fregosi, the Braves' top advance scout, was in Minneapolis watching the Twins during Liriano's last two starts. The Pioneer Press reports Fregosi was spotted meeting with a top Twins official.
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