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The Liriano Decision
Published 5/6/2008 by John at Twins Geek
"[Francisco] Liriano got a chance to see that he wasn't ready to pitch in the Majors quite yet, something that it seemed neither he, nor his agent, was so quick to believe out of Spring Training." - Kelly Thesier in her mailbag on the Minnesota Twins web site. Bill Smith: Maybe in [Liriano's] own ...

American League News - 5/6
Published 5/6/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
Ian Browne answers fan’s questions in the Red Sox mailbag. Howie Kendrick had his return to the Angels bumped back a couple of days. A’s OF Jack Cust was named the Bank of America American League Player of the Week for the week ending 5/4. John McDonald will see more time in the field for the Blue Jays. The Indians are planning to call up Ben Francisco and release Jason Michaels today. The Mariners traded Greg Norton for a player to be named later or cash to the Braves. The human rain delay Steve Trachsel will remain in the Orioles rotation for now. Kason Gabbard will return ...

Progression, Regression or Luck?: Steven Tolleson
Published 6/2/2008 by JP the Twins Fan at Twins Territory ()
    With fifty-one games played in the 2008 Eastern League (AA) season,the Rock Cats have discovered that their roster contains two of the best hitters in the league.  The first is Luke Hughes who, with his league-leading 1.137 ops, has torched the opposition thoroughly.  In just 169 at-bats Hughes has already surpassed his career-high home run mark of 9 which he hit in 2007 but it took him twice as many at-bats (315).  La Velle E Neal noted that Hughes has been the first Rock Cats batter to hit nine home runs in one month since Michael Cuddyer did so in 2001.  MLB.com's Kelly Theiser also ...