Recovering Liriano sent to Triple-A

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MLB.com: Recovering Liriano sent to Triple-A
Published 4/26/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
MLB.com: Recovering Liriano sent to Triple-A The Twins made the move to option [Francisco] Liriano back to Triple-A Rochester on Friday, one day after expressing concerns about the pitcher’s confidence level following three rough outings. Liriano went 0-3 with an 11.32 ERA in his three starts for the Twins, with the worst coming Thursday in Oakland. The left-hander lasted just two-thirds of an inning and gave up six runs to the A’s while issuing three walks and not striking out a batter. ... The coaching staff at Rochester had warned the Twins that Liriano was not ready ...

Babes Love Lumberjacks
Published 4/26/2008 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
... -- 3 starts -- all of which he lost. During his latest debacle, Liriano couldn't even make it out of the first inning alive. He surrendered six runs and failed to locate that pesky thing umpires like to refer to as the strike zone. Time to rehab, pal. Seriously, this time. Right-handed closer Bobby Korecky (2-1, 0.68 ERA) was recalled from Rochester to take Liriano’s place on the roster. He's jut a little guy, but he pitches like a bean pole. [MLB.com] | [Baseball Musings] | [Fanhouse]