Posted on April 25th, 2008 - 6:21 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
The Twins sent left handed phenom Francisco Liriano back to Triple-A today and recalled Bobby Korecky to take his place on the roster.
The team has three off-days coming up and would rather have Liriano pitching to get over this recent struggles than skipping over his start if he were with the Twins. Korecky will […]
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Posted on April 19th, 2008 - 10:02 am by BaseballTalkOnline
The Minnesota Twins’ Kevin Slowey pitched a successful bullpen session on Friday and will now report to Class-A Fort Myers to begin his rehab assignment.
His rehab will start at Fort Myers, where he’ll make two rehab starts, the first of which will be on Monday. He’s scheduled to throw about 50 pitches in his […]
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Posted on April 11th, 2008 - 7:53 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have placed Kevin Slowey on the disabled list with a right biceps strain. Francisco Liriano will be recalled to take his place on the roster and his spot in the starting rotation.
Liriano will start against the Royals on Sunday in his return to the majors. The […]
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Posted on April 8th, 2008 - 12:18 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
Francisco Liriano will make a start tonight for the Twins’ Triple-A team in what could be his last minor league start before returning to the majors after taking a year off to rehab after Tommy John surgery.
Because of an arm injury to Kevin Slowey, Liriano may be called to the majors on Sunday to start […]
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Posted on April 5th, 2008 - 4:18 am by BaseballTalkOnline
Michael Cuddyer went to the disabled list after dislocating his right index finger while sliding into third base in Friday night’s game against the Royals.
Sometimes players are able to play through dislocated fingers, but Twins manager Ron Gardenhire felt that Cuddyer would be unable to throw for a few weeks due to the injury. […]
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Posted on April 3rd, 2008 - 2:42 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
Kevin Slowey left his start against the Angels this afternoon in the fourth inning with a strained right biceps.
Slowey gave up three runs and three hits in the inning prior to his removal, but still came out for the fourth inning. After giving up a leadoff double to Garret Anderson and getting a groundout […]
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Posted on March 28th, 2008 - 6:46 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
As he continues to come back from the Tommy John surgery that cost him his 2007 season, Francisco Liriano will begin the 2008 season in the minors.
Liriano will open the season with Minnesota’s Class-A affiliate in Fort Myers before moving to Triple-A Rochester for a start. His start for Fort Myers will be the […]
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Posted on March 25th, 2008 - 4:14 am by BaseballTalkOnline
With the season just days away, Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Baker has come down with the flu, and it may put the beginning of his season in jeopardy.
Baker’s bug left him weak and tired when pitched in a bullpen session on Monday, and the chances of him making his Wednesday start against the Rays is […]
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Posted on March 24th, 2008 - 3:55 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
MONDAY: Joe Nathan and the Twins have agreed to a three-year contract extension, including an option for the 2012 season. His contract is expected to pay him between $11 and $12 million per season.
SATURDAY: ESPN.com’s Buster Olney reports that Joe Nathan’s extension with the Twins is “all but done.” Nathan’s extension is expected […]
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Posted on March 13th, 2008 - 11:13 am by BaseballTalkOnline
Coming back from Tommy John surgery, scouts are saying that Francisco Liriano is still missing his fastball. In two appearances this spring, his fastball has been clocked at 88 miles-per-hour, which is pretty far off his normal 95.
Most are expecting him to not be ready to help the team when the season rolls around. […]
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