The White Sox tried hard to land Zack Greinke before he went to the Angels,
so they instead turned to a familiar foe to shore up the rotation. The team
announced (on Twitter) that they have acquired Francisco Liriano from the
Twins for infielder Eduardo Escobar and left-hander Pedro Hernandez.
Liriano, 28, has been a prominent member of the trade rumor circuit for
several years now. He's eligible for free agency after the season is owed
approximately $2.1MM for the remainder of the year. Injuries and
inconsistency have dogged the left-hander throughout his career, and this
year he's pitched to a 5.31 ERA in exactly 100 innings.
The Twins originally acquired Liriano from the Giants as a minor leaguer as
part of the A.J. Pierzynski-Joe Nathan swap back in 2003. He placed third in
the Rookie of the Year voting in 2006 and earned Cy Young Award votes in
2010, but he's pitched to a 5.18 ERA in 234 1/3 innings since. Liriano went
from the rotation to the bullpen and back to the rotation this year, posting
a 3.68 ERA in 11 starts.
The White Sox are adding one of the game's premier strikeout pitchers to
their staff with the trade. Even during his down years, Liriano has always
missed bats and he owns a 9.8 K/9. Walks are an issue however, especially of
late. Over the last two years he's walked five hitters for every nine innings
pitched.
很意外居然是由同區的白襪隊拿到了Francisco Liriano
白襪隊拿出了內野手Eduardo Escobar以及左投Pedro Hernandez
當初被看好有跟 Johan Santana一樣的等級
不過今年表現其實不算太好
只有三振率還是維持在一定的等級
在這個低點買進
白襪隊是否真的可以一舉挺進季後賽?
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