What do you expect from Francisco Liriano tomorrow ??

Question

What do you expect from Francisco Liriano tomorrow ??

Answer 1

6 IP 2 ER 9 K he has dominated Triple-A...Hes wanted to come up and has a chip on his shoulder because he wanted to come up 3 weeks ago...He wants to prove he soulda been out there sooner

Answer 2

I'm a huge Twins fan but I'm not so sure how he will do, I definately don't think he will be the same guy we saw in 06 but he has been tearing up the minors so hopefully he will do the same in the majors. i don't expect him to come in and dominate it will take him some time to get used to the major league game again,

Answer 3

look u might hate to hear this but i dont suggest putting him in unless u really need the start. he is coming from AAA, where he "dominated" his velocity has decreased and he can no longer throw the ball (he doesnt have his 97 mph fastball), he has to learn how to pitch in order to stay in the majors (relly in his change up and slider and other breaking ball pitches.) he could do really good but i would rather keep him in the bench and wait one or two starts to put him in. only if u need his start, thats the only reason to put him in .

if u ask me he will pitch good. he is facing matt ginter, who is not very good. cleveland is in rebuilding mode and only have sizemore as a real offensive threat. he goes 5 or 6 innings with 5 k's and 3 walks with 2 earn runs. he still has location problems but he can strike people out, he wont be able to go very deep into the game cuz of the walks and high k's ratio and hasnt pitched in the majors for a while. this is what i think, good luck and i hoped this helps u.