The Minnesota Twins have agreed to terms with Francisco Liriano on a one-year, $4.3 million deal to avoid arbitration.
Two years off his recovery from Tommy John surgery, the 27-year-old lefty went 14-10 with a 3.62 ERA last season before starting Game 1 of the ALDS against the New York Yankees... who promptly swept the Twins.
Liriano was part of an incredible one-two punch with Johan Santana during the 2006 season before missing all of 2007 to go under the knife. He then struggled to regain his form and confidence throughout 2008 and 2009, which earned him the 2010 American League Comeback Player of the Year award.
There is just one more order of offseason business on the table for the Twins: giving arbitration-eligible Delmon Young the deal he deserves.
[Hardball Talk]
2 comments:
Hopefully they will be smart enough to get a 3-4 year extension in place before the season ends.
I'm sure they will figure something out anonymous. I'm glad they didn't let him go to free agency!
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