Bear
07-12-2008, 05:40 AM
Saturday, Jul 12, 2008 7:55 am EDT
Liriano's numbers show he is nearly ready for majors
Lefthander Francisco Liriano turned in his third consecutive strong outing for Class AAA Rochester, and Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has taken notice.
"Those are starting to get to be the numbers you are hoping for," Gardenhire said.
The numbers? Liriano shut out Durham for seven innings, giving up three hits while walking one and striking out eight. He threw 87 pitches as he improved to 7-2 with a 3.53 ERA. And here are some more numbers. He is 7-0 in his past eight starts and has a scoreless streak of 21 1/3 innings. And a couple more: His fastball averaged 93 miles per hour and topped out at 95.
Gardenhire made no indications that the club was considering calling up Liriano, although he indicated that the starting rotation is set for now. But he did talk about the importance of having depth in the minors. Liriano is emerging as an option as he finds his form after Tommy John surgery in 2006 and missing all of last season.
Source: Star Tribune
Lets hear it for Sebean!:pound:
Liriano's numbers show he is nearly ready for majors
Lefthander Francisco Liriano turned in his third consecutive strong outing for Class AAA Rochester, and Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has taken notice.
"Those are starting to get to be the numbers you are hoping for," Gardenhire said.
The numbers? Liriano shut out Durham for seven innings, giving up three hits while walking one and striking out eight. He threw 87 pitches as he improved to 7-2 with a 3.53 ERA. And here are some more numbers. He is 7-0 in his past eight starts and has a scoreless streak of 21 1/3 innings. And a couple more: His fastball averaged 93 miles per hour and topped out at 95.
Gardenhire made no indications that the club was considering calling up Liriano, although he indicated that the starting rotation is set for now. But he did talk about the importance of having depth in the minors. Liriano is emerging as an option as he finds his form after Tommy John surgery in 2006 and missing all of last season.
Source: Star Tribune
Lets hear it for Sebean!:pound: