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Pirates signed Liriano

gunnarthor

By gunnarthor
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Wow. That is an odd contract. I am shocked to see him get more then 1 year.

 

I guess good luck to him and them, at least if he turns it around we won't have to face him.

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Free root canals every 5th day for Pirate fans, watching Liriano labor through games.Whew. Glad that re-signing didn't occur.Maybe the Twins can trade a top prospect for him near the deadline. History repeating itself.

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Sets up an interesting comp. About the same money Liriano vs Correia over the next two years should give us great fodder.

 

Well he is getting paid 40% more each year.

 

I actually like Correia in that scenario to be honest. With Liriano you have to basically catch lightning in a bottle.

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Sadly, the Pirates also have more pitching depth than the Twins, so if he fails as a starter, the Pirates would be just fine commiting to putting him in the bullpen full time if needed.

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Well he is getting paid 40% more each year.

 

I actually like Correia in that scenario to be honest. With Liriano you have to basically catch lightning in a bottle.

Whereas with Correia, you're guaranteed diarrhea in a bucket.

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I actually like Correia in that scenario to be honest. With Liriano you have to basically catch lightning in a bottle.

 

I would have preferred Liriano. His range is from dominant to horrendous. Correia's is from not very good to bad.

 

With Liriano, as you said, you have to catch lightning in a bottle. With Correia there is no lightning there to catch. I'd rather take a chance on the guy who has a chance, even if the odds aren't great.

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Now he gets to bat!

 

That would assume he can make it out of the 2nd inning in his starts.

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More proof that elite talent will sign anywhere if the money is good enough.

 

Did you mean to post that in the Harden thread instead? :P

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Sadly, the Pirates also have more pitching depth than the Twins, so if he fails as a starter, the Pirates would be just fine commiting to putting him in the bullpen full time if needed.

 

With Taillon and Cole ready or nearly ready , it would not surprise me at all to see Frankie in the pen as a 1 inning reliever....

Especially with the Pirates looking to trade there closer

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With Taillon and Cole ready or nearly ready , it would not surprise me at all to see Frankie in the pen as a 1 inning reliever....

Especially with the Pirates looking to trade there closer

 

i think youre one to something there.

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so in essence we traded Liriano for Correia-one lousy pitcher for another- and we're paying less-- Look at the sunny side-- this is a good move!

 

Definitely is an abomination of a contract. Makes the Correia a little easier to take.

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We need arms but I don't want Liriano anymore... I've seen enough... With that Said... Watch him just dominate as a final poke in the eye to us Twins Fans.

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We need arms but I don't want Liriano anymore... I've seen enough... With that Said... Watch him just dominate as a final poke in the eye to us Twins Fans.

 

This actually made me laugh out loud at work. I honestly think he will have ya know a couple good games that everyone will be like see we should have signed him! Then he will continue to be his old Liriano self and IMPLODE.:s-instagib:

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i think youre one to something there.

 

so 7 mill / year for him to close? Bleh.

 

Either way, good luck Bucs. You'll need it and a large dose of patience.

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Definitely is an abomination of a contract. Makes the Correia a little easier to take.

 

The problem with Liriano is he most likely won't reach his potential.

 

The problem with Correia is he most likey will.

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We need arms but I don't want Liriano anymore... I've seen enough... With that Said... Watch him just dominate as a final poke in the eye to us Twins Fans.

 

Of course he will. He will be added to the list of players the Twins didn't want who moved on and excelled:

Ortiz

Dickey

Hardy

Marquis

Garrett Jones (for a while)

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