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Liriano
Published 7/17/2008 by ubelmann at The WGOM
This was brought up by Neil in the Cup of Coffee . My 2 cents: It's okay for Liriano to be frustrated. He's a competitor, he's had success at the top level, and he wants to get back there. I get that. I certainly have had more irrational reactions when I was 24. I don't like that Liriano's agent is talking about filing a grievance. I mean, come on. It has been suggested in the past that Garza and Bartlett were left in the minors to save dollars, but look at where they are now. The farther we get from that situation, the more it looks like the Twins simply didn't like ...

Francisco Liriano Would Like To Know Why He's Not With The Big League Twins Yet
Published 7/18/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... Twins, by leaving him in the minors, are violating his rights in the Basic Agreement."So why haven't the Twins brought up the powerful lefty? To their credit, they've won 21 of their past 28 games and have gotten solid performances out of the current starting rotation which consists of right-handers Scott Baker, Kevin Slowey, Nick Blackburn and Livan Hernandez along with lefty Glen Perkins. There may be a little more to story, however, reports Ken Rosensquirrel of FoxSports: If Liriano filed a grievance, he ...

Twins Pitcher Liriano Calls for Union Investigation
Published 7/18/2008 by rickpaulas at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... Ken Rosenthal from FOX SPORTS reports that Greg Genske , Liriano’s agent, is specifically looking into whether or not the Twins are purposefully keeping him in the minors as a way of extending the length of time they’ll retain rights to Liriano. Let’s let Ken explain the legal mumbo-jumbo. Take it away, Ken! “He’s now dominating,” Genske told FOXSports.com. “The team agrees he’s dominating. (The union) has determined that there is reasonable cause to open an investigation to see whether the Twins, by leaving him in the minors, are violating his rights in the Basic ...