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Birth Date	10-26-1983
Height	6' 2"
Weight	215 lbs

Age	29 years, 6 months, 25 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

: 0.52009
: 4.42010
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	QS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2005	MIN	21	6	4	23.7	21.7	2.0	1	2	0	1	93	19	15	15	4	35	7	7	0	33	5.70	3.35	3.79	4.3	0.4
2006	MIN	22	28	16	121.0	98.7	22.3	12	3	1	10	473	89	31	29	9	133	32	32	1	144	2.16	2.59	3.60	28.6	2.6
2008	MIN	24	14	14	76.0	76.0	0.0	6	4	0	7	329	74	40	33	7	114	32	31	1	67	3.91	3.90	4.25	8.7	0.9
2009	MIN	25	29	24	136.7	129.0	7.7	5	13	0	10	609	147	93	88	21	247	65	65	6	122	5.80	4.91	5.41	7.1	0.5
2010	MIN	26	31	31	191.7	191.7	0.0	14	10	0	20	806	184	77	77	9	259	58	58	10	201	3.62	2.62	3.44	42.5	4.4
2011	MIN	27	26	24	134.3	132.0	2.3	9	10	0	12	591	125	81	76	14	189	75	74	7	112	5.09	4.58	5.33	0.9	0.1
2012	CHA	28	12	11	56.7	56.7	0.0	3	2	0	4	253	54	34	34	7	87	32	31	3	58	5.40	4.46	4.91	3.5	0.4
2012	MIN	28	22	17	100.0	92.7	7.3	3	10	0	8	440	89	63	59	12	146	55	51	4	109	5.31	4.20	5.25	3.2	0.5
2013	PIT	29	2	2	11.0	11.0	0.0	2	0	0	0	50	12	2	2	0	13	5	5	0	16	1.64	1.40	1.81	3.5	0.4
Career			170	143	851.0	809.3	41.7	55	54	1	72	3644	793	436	413	83	1223	361	354	32	862	4.37	3.72	4.44	102.1	10.2

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
2001	SLO	A-	2	2	9.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.333		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	HAG	A	16	16	80.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.264		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	SJO	A+	1	1	0.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.714		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	FTM	A+	21	21	117.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.350		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	NBR	AA	7	7	39.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.369		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	MIN	MLB	6	4	23.7	3.79	117	.234	.276	.334	.442	.270	.306	96	4.3	0.4	4.3	0.4
2005	NBR	AA	13	13	76.7	3.61	117	.230	.263	.331	.404	.264	.333	94	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	ROC	AAA	14	14	91.0	3.70	129	.173	.274	.345	.437	.260	.256	103	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	MIN	MLB	28	16	121.0	3.60	124	.191	.279	.342	.448	.269	.279	96	27.6	2.7	28.6	2.6
2006	DOM	wor	2	0	5.2	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.250		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	MIN	MLB	14	14	76.0	4.25	103	.267	.267	.330	.420	.264	.302	93	8.7	0.9	8.7	0.9
2008	FTM	A+	1	1	5.3	2.33	145	.362	.275	.333	.426	.267	.429	90	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	ROC	AAA	19	19	118.0	4.38	115	.223	.267	.337	.414	.256	.289	107	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	MIN	MLB	29	24	136.7	5.41	86	.285	.272	.340	.438	.272	.319	99	7.5	0.8	7.1	0.5
2010	MIN	MLB	31	31	191.7	3.44	124	.237	.270	.336	.419	.270	.331	101	42.0	4.4	42.5	4.4
2011	MIN	MLB	26	24	134.3	5.33	80	.268	.266	.332	.426	.273	.290	100	0.6	0.1	0.9	0.1
2012	CHA	MLB	12	11	56.7	4.91	93	.268	.266	.330	.427	.271	.307	103	3.5	0.4	3.5	0.4
2012	MIN	MLB	22	17	100.0	5.25	83	.272	.264	.327	.431	.272	.296	101	3.3	0.4	3.2	0.5
2013	PIT	MLB	2	2	11.0	1.81	153	.268	.265	.327	.431	.267	.414	94	4.4	0.5	3.5	0.4
2013	IND	AAA	3	3	16.0	3.08	131	.237	.260	.323	.417	.261	.350	94	4.2	0.4	2.4	0.2
2013	ALT	aax	1	1	2.7	9.53	11	.356	.244	.325	.356	.244	.429	111	-0.7	-0.1	-0.3	-0.0
2013	BRD	afa	1	1	3.0	1.56	165	-.008	.265	.329	.381	.257	.000	96	1.3	0.1	1.3	0.1
Career		MLB		143	851.0	4.27	106	.253	.270	.335	.430	.270	.308	100	96.8	9.9	96.9	9.6

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
2001	SLO	A-	0	0	0	2	2	9.0	7	1	12	2	0%	-.333	7.0	1.0	2.0	12.0	0.89	5.00	0.0	0.0
2002	HAG	A	3	6	0	16	16	80.0	61	31	85	6	0%	.264	6.9	3.5	0.7	9.6	1.15	3.49	0.0	0.0
2003	SJO	A+	0	1	0	1	1	0.7	5	2	0	0	0%	.714	64.3	25.7	0.0	0.0	10.00	51.43	0.0	0.0
2004	NBR	AA	3	2	0	7	7	39.7	45	17	49	4	0%	.369	10.2	3.9	0.9	11.1	1.56	3.17	0.0	0.0
2004	FTM	A+	6	7	0	21	21	117.0	118	43	125	6	0%	.350	9.1	3.3	0.5	9.6	1.38	4.00	0.0	0.0
2005	ROC	AAA	9	2	0	14	14	91.0	56	24	112	4	55%	.256	5.5	2.4	0.4	11.1	0.88	1.78	0.0	0.0
2005	NBR	AA	3	5	0	13	13	76.7	70	26	92	6	59%	.333	8.2	3.1	0.7	10.8	1.25	3.64	0.0	0.0
2005	MIN	MLB	1	2	0	6	4	23.7	19	7	33	4	47%	.306	7.2	2.7	1.5	12.5	1.10	5.70	4.3	0.4
2006	DOM	wor	0	0	0	2	0	5.2	3	3	8	0	0%	.250	5.2	5.2	0.0	13.8	1.15	1.73	0.0	0.0
2006	MIN	MLB	12	3	1	28	16	121.0	89	32	144	9	57%	.279	6.6	2.4	0.7	10.7	1.00	2.16	28.6	2.6
2008	ROC	AAA	10	2	0	19	19	118.0	102	31	113	8	43%	.289	7.8	2.4	0.6	8.6	1.13	3.28	0.0	0.0
2008	FTM	A+	0	1	0	1	1	5.3	6	2	8	0	36%	.429	10.2	3.4	0.0	13.6	1.51	6.79	0.0	0.0
2008	MIN	MLB	6	4	0	14	14	76.0	74	32	67	7	42%	.302	8.8	3.8	0.8	7.9	1.39	3.91	8.7	0.9
2009	MIN	MLB	5	13	0	29	24	136.7	147	65	122	21	43%	.319	9.7	4.3	1.4	8.0	1.55	5.80	7.1	0.5
2010	MIN	MLB	14	10	0	31	31	191.7	184	58	201	9	56%	.331	8.6	2.7	0.4	9.4	1.26	3.62	42.5	4.4
2011	MIN	MLB	9	10	0	26	24	134.3	125	75	112	14	49%	.290	8.4	5.0	0.9	7.5	1.49	5.09	0.9	0.1
2012	CHA	MLB	3	2	0	12	11	56.7	54	32	58	7	42%	.307	8.6	5.1	1.1	9.2	1.52	5.40	3.5	0.4
2012	MIN	MLB	3	10	0	22	17	100.0	89	55	109	12	47%	.296	8.0	5.0	1.1	9.8	1.44	5.31	3.2	0.5
2013	ALT	aax	0	1	0	1	1	2.7	4	3	4	1	38%	.429	13.5	10.1	3.4	13.5	2.62	13.50	-0.3	-0.0
2013	IND	AAA	2	0	0	3	3	16.0	15	1	23	1	54%	.350	8.4	0.6	0.6	12.9	1.00	3.38	2.4	0.2
2013	BRD	afa	0	0	0	1	1	3.0	0	0	6	0	67%	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0	0.00	0.00	1.3	0.1
2013	PIT	MLB	2	0	0	2	2	11.0	12	5	16	0	34%	.414	9.8	4.1	0.0	13.1	1.55	1.64	3.5	0.4

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-03-22	2013-05-11	15-DL	50	66	Left	Arm	Recovery From Fracture	Humerus	-	-
2013-02-10	2013-03-22	Camp	40	0	Left	Upper Arm	Recovery From Fracture	Humerus	-	-
2012-12-20	2012-12-20	FA	0	0	Left	Upper Arm	Fracture	Humerus In Bathroom Fall - Date Is Estimated	-	-
2012-08-06	2012-08-11	DTD	5	0	Right	Thigh	Contusion	Quad	-	-
2011-08-26	2011-09-16	15-DL	21	18	Left	Shoulder	Strain		-	-
2011-05-23	2011-06-07	15-DL	15	14	Left	Shoulder	Inflammation		-
2011-05-11	2011-05-17	DTD	6	5	Left	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2011-05-10	2011-05-10	DTD	0	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-
2011-05-05	2011-05-05	DTD	0	0		General Medical	Illness	Flu	-
2011-02-14	2011-02-21	Camp	7	0	Left	Shoulder	Inflammation	Did Not Start Throwing Until Recently	-
2010-08-19	2010-08-26	DTD	7	7		Arm	Fatigue		-
2009-08-18	2009-09-09	15-DL	22	20	Left	Arm	Fatigue	Received Cortisone In Back of Elbow	-
2009-07-25	2009-08-05	DTD	11	9	Left	Forearm	Swelling		-
2007-03-24	2007-10-01	60-DL	191	162	Left	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2006-11-06
2006-09-14	2006-10-07	DtdDL	23	17	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2006-11-06
2006-08-08	2006-09-11	15-DL	34	31	Left	Forearm	Soreness		-
2006-07-29	2006-08-07	DTD	9	9	Left	Elbow	Soreness		-
2006-06-08	2006-06-11	DTD	3	3		General Medical	Illness	Food Poisoning	-
2006-05-09	2006-05-09	DTD	0	0	Right	Face	Surgery	Root Canal	2006-05-09
2003-04-06	2003-05-25	Minors	49	0	Left	Shoulder	Strain	Latissimus	-	-
2002-07-24	2002-09-19	Minors	57	0	Left	Shoulder	Strain		-	-
2002-05-22	2002-05-30	Minors	8	0	Left	Fingers	Blister		-	-
2002-04-25	2002-05-09	Minors	14	0	Left	Elbow	Strain		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	PIT	$
2013	PIT	$1,000,000
2012	MIN	$5,500,000
2011	MIN	$4,300,000
2010	MIN	$1,600,000
2009	MIN	$430,000
2007	MIN	$410,000
2006	MIN	$327,000

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$12,567,000
2011	Current	$1,000,000
7 yr	Pvs + Cur	$13,567,000
7 yr	Total	$13,567,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
6 y 104 d	Greg Genske	1 year/$1M (2013), 2014 option

Details

1 year/$1M (2013), plus 2014 club option. Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 2/8/13. 13:$1M, 14:$8M club option. May earn additional $3.75M in 2013 roster bonuses based on days not spent on disabled list with injury to humerus bone in non-throwing right arm. 2014 option may become guaranteed at $5M, $6M or $8M based on days not spent on DL with the right arm injury. (If option vests at $5M or $6M, Liriano may earn 2014 performance bonuses up to $8M based on games started.)
1 year/$5.5M (2012). Re-signed by Minnesota 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Minnesota 7/29/12.
1 year/$4.3M (2011). Re-signed by Minnesota 2/5/11 (avoided arbitration, $5M-$3.6M)
1 year/$1.6M (2010). Re-signed by Minnesota 1/19/10 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.43M (2009). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/8/09 (split contract, $186,900 in minors).
1 year (2008). Re-signed by Minnesota 2/27/08. Optioned to A 3/28/08. Recalled 4/12/08. Optioned to Triple-A 4/25/08. Recalled 8/1/08.
1 year/$0.41M (2007). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/07.
1 year/$0.327M (2006). Re-signed 3/06.
1 year (2005). Contract purchased by Minnesota 11/04. Re-signed 3/05. Optioned to Double-A 3/05. Recalled 9/05.
Acquired by Minnesota in trade from San Francisco 11/03.
Signed 2000 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.226	.311	.296	.222
11	vs R (Multi)	.255	.350	.418	.279
18	Split (Multi)	-.029	-.039	-.121	-.057
19	LgAvg (Multi)	-.029	-.032	-.065	-.030
30	vs L (2012)	.221	.310	.293	.220
31	vs R (2012)	.251	.354	.430	.286
38	Split (2012)	-.029	-.044	-.137	-.066
39	LgAvg (2012)	-.031	-.033	-.073	-.033

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 45: You Spin Me Round	Jason Collette	2013-05-19
Fantasy Beat: Weekly #streameroftheday Update	Bret Sayre	2013-05-17
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 17th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-17
What You Need to Know: The Price is Not Right	Zachary Levine	2013-05-16
Free Agent Watch: National League, Week Seven	Josh Shepardson	2013-05-16
The Stash List: The Bad Teams With a Plan	Bret Sayre	2013-05-15
What You Need to Know: A Good Hick-Up	Daniel Rathman	2013-05-14
Transaction Analysis: Barton Parcel	R.J. Anderson	2013-05-14
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 12th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-12
Fantasy Mailbag: The Stanton Waiting Game	BP Fantasy Team	2013-05-10
The Stash List: Pitchers Versus Position Players	Bret Sayre	2013-05-06
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 2, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-02
Free Agent Watch: National League, Week Five	Josh Shepardson	2013-05-01
The Stash List: Seeing What You Want to See	Bret Sayre	2013-04-29
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 25, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-25
In A Pickle: Who'll Stop the Run?	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-04-25
The Stash List: First Edition	Bret Sayre	2013-04-22
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 21, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-21
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 19, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-19
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 17, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-17
Profiles in Lack of Lineup Protection: Giancarlo Stanton So Far	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-15
Profiles in Lack of Lineup Protection: Giancarlo Stanton So Far	Sam Miller	2013-04-15
Free Agent Watch: National League, Week Three	Josh Shepardson	2013-04-15
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 4/12	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-12
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 8, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-08
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 4, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-04
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 4, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-04
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 1, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-01
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 1, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-01
Fantasy Freestyle: Use Your Disabled List	Josh Shepardson	2013-03-27
Raising Aces: Pulling the Pin	Doug Thorburn	2013-03-22
Painting the Black: Occam's Rubber, Part II	R.J. Anderson	2013-03-18
Fantasy Freestyle: 4x4 Versus 5x5	Mike Gianella	2013-03-15
Sobsequy: Notable AL Minor-League Free Agent Signees	Adam Sobsey	2013-03-13
The Lineup Card: 12 Least-Favorite Off-Season Moves	Baseball Prospectus	2013-02-27
Minor League Update: Spring Training Games: February 22-24	Jason Martinez	2013-02-26
BP Unfiltered: Grapefruit League Journal: Minnesota Twins	Mike Ferrin	2013-02-25
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Homer Bailey	Ben Lindbergh	2013-02-12
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Homer Bailey	Ian Miller	2013-02-12
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Homer Bailey	Doug Thorburn	2013-02-12
Transaction Analysis: Yippee Callaspo	R.J. Anderson	2013-02-07
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jason Hammel	Ben Lindbergh	2013-02-05
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jason Hammel	Ian Miller	2013-02-05
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jason Hammel	Doug Thorburn	2013-02-05
Resident Fantasy Genius: Outfield and Rotation Rumbles	Derek Carty	2013-01-24
On the Beat: Final Free-Agent Blitz	John Perrotto	2013-01-17
Overthinking It: Have the Twins Learned to Love the Strikeout?	Ben Lindbergh	2013-01-15
Overthinking It: Bargain Bin Free Agents	Ben Lindbergh	2013-01-12
Skewed Left: Has Baltimore Been Busy Enough?	Zachary Levine	2013-01-03
Transaction Analysis: Leery of Liriano	Ben Lindbergh	2012-12-26
Painting the Black: The 50 Best Free Agents	R.J. Anderson	2012-11-05
The Lineup Card: 9 Predictions of Free Agent Bargains and Busts	Baseball Prospectus	2012-10-31
Value Picks: Starting Pitching Review	Paul Sporer	2012-10-02
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, September 25	Daniel Rathman	2012-09-25
Weekly Planner: Week 26	Paul Sporer	2012-09-21
Resident Fantasy Genius: One-Category Saviors: Strikeouts, Wins	Derek Carty	2012-09-20
The Lineup Card: Six Toolsy Players Who Haven't Put It Together	Baseball Prospectus	2012-09-19
On the Beat: The Shark vs. Strasburg Shutdown	John Perrotto	2012-09-13
Minor League Update: Games of September 4	Bradley Ankrom	2012-09-05
Western Front: They Move Like Living Things	Geoff Young	2012-09-04
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, September 4	Daniel Rathman	2012-09-04
Weekly Planner: Week 22	Derek Carty	2012-08-24
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 8/21/12	Michael Street	2012-08-21
BP Unfiltered: Garbage In, Guthrie Out	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-15
Overthinking It: Measuring the Movement at This Year's Deadline	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-07
BP Unfiltered: Two Players You Haven't Seen Since 2007	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-01
The Lineup Card: Seven August Moves that Mattered	Baseball Prospectus	2012-08-01
The Platoon Advantage: Remain Calm, All is Well in Minnesota	Michael Bates	2012-08-01
BP Unfiltered: The Trade Deadline Transaction Analysis Thread UPDATED	Baseball Prospectus	2012-07-31
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, July 31	Daniel Rathman	2012-07-31
Resident Fantasy Genius: Rating the Fantasy Impact of the Weekend's Transactions	Derek Carty	2012-07-30
Transaction Analysis: Liriano Heads to Rival White Sox	Kevin Goldstein	2012-07-28
Transaction Analysis: Liriano Heads to Rival White Sox	Bradley Ankrom	2012-07-28
The Lineup Card: 8 People Who Could Use a Change of Scenery	Baseball Prospectus	2012-07-25
Pebble Hunting: Two Good Starts and a Trade	Sam Miller	2012-07-25
Transaction Analysis: Not All Who Wandy Are Lost	Kevin Goldstein	2012-07-25
Transaction Analysis: Not All Who Wandy Are Lost	R.J. Anderson	2012-07-25
Weekly Planner: Week 17	Paul Sporer	2012-07-20
BP Unfiltered: Sandy Koufax, May 1960	Geoff Young	2012-07-19
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, July 18	Daniel Rathman	2012-07-18
BP Unfiltered: Francisco Liriano's Unconvincing Impression of a Minnesota Twin	Ben Lindbergh	2012-07-14
What You Need to Know: Friday, July 6	Daniel Rathman	2012-07-06
On the Beat: Raising the Jolly Roger	John Perrotto	2012-07-05
What the Contenders Need: NL East	Bradley Ankrom	2012-07-03
What the Contenders Need: NL East	Kevin Goldstein	2012-07-03
What the Contenders Need: NL East	Jeff Euston	2012-07-03
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 6/28/12	Paul Sporer	2012-06-28
Weekly Planner: Week 13	Paul Sporer	2012-06-22
The BP Wayback Machine: Taking a Step Back, Part Three	Kevin Goldstein	2012-06-15
The Week In Quotes: June 4-June 10	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-06-11
The Week In Quotes: June 4-June 10	Matthew Rocco	2012-06-11
The Week In Quotes: June 4-June 10	Hudson Belinsky	2012-06-11
The Week In Quotes: June 4-June 10	Andrew Koo	2012-06-11
Pebble Hunting: The Best Pitches Thrown This Week	Sam Miller	2012-06-08
Punk Hits: Running Hot and Cold	Ian Miller	2012-05-16
Transaction Analysis: Vlad to Be There	R.J. Anderson	2012-05-14
Weekly Planner: Week Six	Paul Sporer	2012-05-04
Pebble Hunting: The Best Pitches Thrown This Week	Sam Miller	2012-04-27
Overthinking It: The No-Hitters That Almost Weren't	Ben Lindbergh	2012-04-24
Value Picks: Outfielders for 4/13/12	Rob McQuown	2012-04-13
Preseason Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 3/22/12	Mike Petriello	2012-03-22
On the Beat: Posey's Giant Comeback	John Perrotto	2012-03-15
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: AL Starting Pitchers	Derek Carty	2012-03-14
The Platoon Advantage: The Terrible Twins of 2012?	Bill Parker	2012-03-07
Fantasy Beat: LABR Draft Fallout	Jason Collette	2012-03-05
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part Two	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-29
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part Two	Steven Goldman	2012-02-29
Reintroducing PECOTA: The Weighting is the Hardest Part	Colin Wyers	2012-02-08
Transaction Analysis: Gio Dealt to Washington	Kevin Goldstein	2011-12-23
Transaction Analysis: Gio Dealt to Washington	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-23
The BP Wayback Machine: PECOTA Takes on Pitching Prospects and Left-Handed Pitchers	Nate Silver	2011-12-15
Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: AL Central	Corey Dawkins	2011-11-21
Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: AL Central	Ben Lindbergh	2011-11-21
Wezen-Ball: Courtesy Votes for the Cy Young	Larry Granillo	2011-11-18
The BP Broadside: Tumbling in the Twin Cities	Steven Goldman	2011-11-08
Fantasy Beat: Positional Production	Jason Collette	2011-11-02
Resident Fantasy Genius: What's Wrong with Liriano?	Derek Carty	2011-09-15
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-15
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-15
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	ESPN Insider	2011-09-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: Junkballin'	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-15
Collateral Damage: The Irene Edition	Ben Lindbergh	2011-08-29
Collateral Damage: The Irene Edition	Corey Dawkins	2011-08-29
Fantasy Beat: The Impact of September Call-ups	Jason Collette	2011-08-26
Collateral Damage: Something Strasburg This Way Comes	Ben Lindbergh	2011-08-26
Collateral Damage: Something Strasburg This Way Comes	Corey Dawkins	2011-08-26
Value Picks: Outfield for 8/10/11	Rob McQuown	2011-08-10
Painting the Black: What to Expect from Strasburg	R.J. Anderson	2011-08-10
Collateral Damage: Heat Wave	Ben Lindbergh	2011-07-20
Collateral Damage: Heat Wave	Corey Dawkins	2011-07-20
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 6/29	John Perrotto	2011-06-29
Prospectus Perspective: Minnesota Miscasts	Christina Kahrl	2011-06-24
Fantasy Beat: The New Approach to Pitching	Jason Collette	2011-06-15
Prospectus Hit List: AL: Tense Times	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: Anatomy of a Collapse	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-08
Collateral Damage: Sciatica State	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-03
Collateral Damage: Sciatica State	Corey Dawkins	2011-06-03
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #10	Craig Brown	2011-06-03
Transaction Analysis: Down Goes Doumit	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-02
Prospectus Hit List: The Tighten Up	Jay Jaffe	2011-05-23
On the Beat: The Incumbent	John Perrotto	2011-05-18
What You Missed: 5/9-5/13	Stephani Bee	2011-05-13
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #7	Craig Brown	2011-05-13
Spinning Yarn: Speed Traps	Mike Fast	2011-05-11
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 5/9	John Perrotto	2011-05-09
Prospectus Hit List: The Hitless Parade	Jay Jaffe	2011-05-09
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #6	Craig Brown	2011-05-06
On the Beat: Bronx Burnout	John Perrotto	2011-05-06
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 5/4	John Perrotto	2011-05-04
Prospectus Hit List: It's 1998 All Over Again	Tommy Bennett	2011-05-02
Fantasy Beat: Give Me Something!	Jason Collette	2011-04-29
What You Missed: 4/25-4/29	Stephani Bee	2011-04-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: Bad-Start Starter Six-Pack	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-29
Manufactured Runs: 3-2-1 Contact	Colin Wyers	2011-04-26
Painting the Black: Pitching Backward	R.J. Anderson	2011-04-26
Prospectus Hit List: A Return to Normalcy	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-25
Fantasy Beat: Early Season Pitching Surprises	Jason Collette	2011-04-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Are The Indians For Real?	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-22
Prospectus Hit List: Cleveland Rocks	Tommy Bennett	2011-04-18
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #4	Craig Brown	2011-04-15
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/13	John Perrotto	2011-04-13
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/3	John Perrotto	2011-04-03
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/2	John Perrotto	2011-04-02
On the Beat: Two Twins Are Better Than One	John Perrotto	2011-04-01
Prospectus Perspective: Five Bold Predictions for the 2011 Season	Steven Goldman	2011-03-31
Prospectus Perspective: Five Bold Predictions for the 2011 Season	R.J. Anderson	2011-03-31
Prospectus Perspective: Five Bold Predictions for the 2011 Season	Kevin Goldstein	2011-03-31
Prospectus Perspective: Five Bold Predictions for the 2011 Season	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-31
Prospectus Perspective: Five Bold Predictions for the 2011 Season	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-31
Baseball ProGUESTus: Scrutinizing Sabean	Grant Brisbee	2011-03-25
BP Unfiltered: The Slowey Situation	R.J. Anderson	2011-03-24
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars Draft Results	Jason Collette	2011-03-23
Team Injury Projection: Minnesota Twins	Marc Normandin	2011-03-17
Team Injury Projection: Minnesota Twins	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-17
Contractual Matters: AL Central Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-03-16
Overthinking It: Small Samplings of Spring, AL Edition	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-15
Fantasy Beat: Expert Mock Draft Results	Jason Collette	2011-03-15
On the Beat: Red Sox Reboot	John Perrotto	2011-03-07
Purpose Pitches: Mourning for Morneau?	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: Rotation Rumble in the AL	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-04
On the Beat: Rays of Sunshine	John Perrotto	2011-03-04
Overthinking It: Opening Acts	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-03
BP Unfiltered: Duensing Is Done Swinging	John Perrotto	2011-03-02
What You Missed: Week of 2/21-2/25	Stephani Bee	2011-02-25
Fantasy Focus: AL Starting Pitcher Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-25
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Curious Case of Francisco Liriano	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-23
Collateral Damage: The Injury Beat Goes On	Marc Normandin	2011-02-21
Collateral Damage: The Injury Beat Goes On	Corey Dawkins	2011-02-21
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2011 Preseason Preview	R.J. Anderson	2011-02-15
Prospectus Hit List: Winning the Winter, AL Edition	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-14
Transaction Analysis: Weekly Roundup, February 4-10	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-11
Fantasy Beat: BP Scoresheet Early Draft Prep	Rob McQuown	2011-02-07
Free Agent Bargain Bin: Outfielders	Dan Wade	2011-01-24
Transaction Analysis: Junior Circuit Jumble	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-21
Free Agent Bargain Bin: Starting Pitchers	Dan Wade	2011-01-12
BP Unfiltered: What Constitutes an Ace?	Dan Wade	2010-12-02
Prospectus Perspective: The Manager of the Year Award	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-18
GM for a Day: Atlanta Braves	John Perrotto	2010-11-16
GM for a Day: Minnesota Twins	Ken Funck	2010-11-15
Spinning Yarn: Pitcher Release Points	Mike Fast	2010-11-11
Internet Baseball Awards: American League	Greg Spira	2010-11-10
Contractual Matters: AL Central Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-11-08
Player Profile: Colby Lewis	Marc Normandin	2010-10-30
Spinning Yarn: Interpreting Pitch Classifications	Mike Fast	2010-10-26
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	Kevin Goldstein	2010-10-11
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	John Perrotto	2010-10-11
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	ESPN Insider	2010-10-11
On the Beat: Billy The Kid's Last Stand	John Perrotto	2010-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: LDS Day Four Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-10
Playoff Prospectus: Lefty-on-Lefty Violence	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-07
Playoff Prospectus: LDS Day One Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-07
Checking the Numbers: The Turnaround Kids	Eric Seidman	2010-10-07
Playoff Prospectus: Wednesday LDS Game Projections	Eric Seidman	2010-10-06
One-Hoppers: Front Six LDS Rosters	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: Wednesday LDS Pitching Matchups	Matt Swartz	2010-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Preview: Twins vs. Yankees	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-05
Prospectus Perspective: Racing for the Cy	Eric Seidman	2010-09-28
Prospectus Perspective: October in Minneapolis	Marc Normandin	2010-09-24
Ahead in the Count: Predicting Strikeouts with Whiff and Swing Rates	Matt Swartz	2010-09-24
On the Beat: Something to Build On	John Perrotto	2010-09-22
Prospectus Perspective: How Important is the AL East Title?	Ben Lindbergh	2010-09-20
On the Beat: The Baffling Angels	John Perrotto	2010-09-17
One-Hoppers: Fun with Opponent Quality	Ben Lindbergh	2010-09-15
On the Beat: Ready for a Return	John Perrotto	2010-09-15
On the Beat: Breaking It Open	John Perrotto	2010-09-13
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #24	Craig Brown	2010-09-10
Prospectus Hit List: AL: September Song	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-10
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #23	Craig Brown	2010-09-03
Under The Knife: Looking for a Strasburg Scapegoat	Will Carroll	2010-08-30
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #22	Craig Brown	2010-08-27
Prospectus Perspective: A Trip to Target Field	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-25
Checking the Numbers: The Second Tier	Eric Seidman	2010-08-25
On the Beat: Retooling on the Fly	John Perrotto	2010-08-23
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #21	Craig Brown	2010-08-20
Changing Speeds: The Golden Generation	Ken Funck	2010-08-19
On the Beat: Picking Up the Pieces	John Perrotto	2010-08-16
Prospectus Perspective: Five Alive	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-13
On the Beat: Heading Toward a Showdown	John Perrotto	2010-08-09
Playoff Odds Update: Twins Surge Toward the Playoffs	John Perrotto	2010-08-02
Playoff Odds Update: Padres and Rockies Reverse Roles	John Perrotto	2010-07-26
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #17	Craig Brown	2010-07-23
Prospectus Hit List: Snapping Out of It	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-23
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of July 22	John Perrotto	2010-07-22
Expanded Horizons: Ulnar Landing	Tommy Bennett	2010-07-20
Playoff Odds Update: Biggest Gainers and Losers	John Perrotto	2010-07-19
Expanded Horizons: AL Central Pitching	Tommy Bennett	2010-07-06
On the Beat: Friday Update	John Perrotto	2010-07-02
Top 10 Week: The Super Surgeons	Will Carroll	2010-06-30
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-30
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #13	Craig Brown	2010-06-25
Prospectus Hit and Run: Consider The K	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-23
Game Story: Jimenez Wins Marquee Matchup	Dan Wade	2010-06-17
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of June 12	John Perrotto	2010-06-12
Prospectus Hit List: Beasts of the East	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-11
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-09
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #9	Craig Brown	2010-05-28
Changing Speeds: Bounceback Pitchers	Ken Funck	2010-05-25
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-05-24
One-Hoppers: Game Story: Twins at Yankees, May 15	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-16
Prospectus Hit List: Turning the Page	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-14
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of May 9	John Perrotto	2010-05-09
Transaction Action: Central Preoccupations	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-03
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of May 3	John Perrotto	2010-05-03
Prospectus Hit List: Welcome Back	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-23
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #4	Craig Brown	2010-04-23
Fantasy Focus: Pre-season Fantasy Predictions	Baseball Prospectus	2010-04-04
Prospectus Hit List: AL Pre-season Edition	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-02
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Transaction Action: Turn of the Screw, AL	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-31
Expanded Horizons: AL Central Battle Royale	Tommy Bennett	2010-03-30
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Lee Panas	2010-03-25
Transaction Action: More Prospect Wipeout!	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-24
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2010-03-14
Transaction Analysis: The Unsigned	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-11
Team Health Reports: Minnesota Twins	Will Carroll	2010-03-08
Fantasy Focus: AL Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2010-03-08
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL Central Competitive Ecology	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-23
Transaction Action: Junior Circuit Jumbling	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-22
Division Preview: AL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-19
Camp Battles: AL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-17
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-02-10
Contractual Matters: AL Central Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2010-01-28
Transaction Action: International Arbitration Avoidance Day	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-20
Prospectus Today: Getting Talent For Less Than It's Worth	Joe Sheehan	2009-12-14
Transaction Analysis: AL Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-13
Transaction Action: Winter Meetings Activity, AL	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-09
Winter League Preview: The Dominican League	Carlos J. Lugo	2009-10-18
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	Baseball Prospectus	2009-10-13
Prospectus Today: Tri-Series Roundup	Joe Sheehan	2009-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: Yankees versus Twins LDS	Joe Sheehan	2009-10-07
Playoff Health Report: American League	Will Carroll	2009-10-07
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-30
Under The Knife: The Final Stretch	Will Carroll	2009-09-28
Under The Knife: Doubts and Quandaries	Will Carroll	2009-09-25
Transaction Action: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-23
Under The Knife: Warning Indicators	Will Carroll	2009-09-09
Under The Knife: Down and Out	Will Carroll	2009-09-08
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-30
Prospectus Hit List: Breaking in and Breaking Down	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: Scheduling Impact in the AL	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-27
Under The Knife: History or Hyperbole?	Will Carroll	2009-08-27
Under The Knife: Repeaters	Will Carroll	2009-08-24
Under The Knife: All AL	Will Carroll	2009-08-19
Transaction Action: Me(l)t-downs and Brave-ry	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-18
Under The Knife: Piling High	Will Carroll	2009-08-18
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-16
Transaction Action: AL West Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-12
Changing Speeds: Twin City Triplets	Ken Funck	2009-08-10
Under The Knife: Big Things	Will Carroll	2009-08-10
Transaction Action: Assorted AL Additions	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-09
Prospectus Hit List: Deadline Drama	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-31
Under The Knife: Save the Date!	Will Carroll	2009-07-30
Prospectus Hit and Run: Today is No Halladay	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-29
Pitching Workloads: Is 120 the New 100?	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-28
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2009-07-22
On the Beat: Buyers Rush Nearly Empty Shelves?	John Perrotto	2009-07-16
Second-Half Prescriptions: AL	Baseball Prospectus	2009-07-15
Midseason Review: Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2009-07-08
Transaction of the Day: The DeRosa Deal	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-29
Transaction Analysis: Moves and Grooves	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-23
Prospectus Hit List: Rising and Falling	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-19
Prospectus Hit List: Shuffling the Deck	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-12
Transaction Analysis: AL Central, Plus	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-02
Under The Knife: Treading Water	Will Carroll	2009-06-01
Prospectus Hit List: Going Places	Marc Normandin	2009-05-29
Game Story: Twins versus Sox, May 20	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-21
Checking the Numbers: Whiffery	Eric Seidman	2009-05-01
Prospectus Hit List: Senior Circuit Surprises	Jay Jaffe	2009-04-24
Prospectus Hit List: Small Sample Version	Jay Jaffe	2009-04-17
Replacement-Level Killers: A Flash Back to Yesteryear	Ben Lindbergh	2009-04-15
On the Beat: Changes in Slow Motion	John Perrotto	2009-04-08
Preseason Predictions: Staff Picks for 2009	Baseball Prospectus	2009-04-06
Prospectus Hit List: Opening Day Edition	Jay Jaffe	2009-04-06
On the Beat: Let the Games Begin	John Perrotto	2009-04-05
Prospectus Q&A: Glen Perkins	David Laurila	2009-03-29
Team Health Reports: Los Angeles Angels	Brad Wochomurka	2009-03-29
Future Shock: Twins Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-19
Got Problems?: The Ones Contenders Think Are Fixed That Aren't	Jay Jaffe	2009-02-06
Future Shock: Nationals Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-01-23
Every Given Sunday: Winter Meetings Preview	John Perrotto	2008-12-07
Player Profile: Matt Garza	Marc Normandin	2008-10-13
Player Profile: Matt Garza	Eric Seidman	2008-10-13
Prospectus Hit List: Season Wrap-up	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: A Strange but Memorable Brew	Jay Jaffe	2008-09-29
Prospectus Today: Sweeps and Walk-Offs	Joe Sheehan	2008-09-26
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-26
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-21
Every Given Sunday: Don't Look at Us Now	John Perrotto	2008-09-14
Prospectus Hit List: Top to Bottom	Jay Jaffe	2008-09-12
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-10
Prospectus Today: Looking for an Advantage	Joe Sheehan	2008-09-04
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-30
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-08-25
Prospectus Hit List: Cramped Quarters	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-22
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-15
UTK Wrap: Major Breaks	Will Carroll	2008-08-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: Twins!	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-14
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-09
Prospectus Hit List: Still Rising in the East	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-08
Under The Knife: Disclosure	Will Carroll	2008-08-07
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-06
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-08-03
Prospectus Hit List: After the Storm	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-01
Future Shock: AL Prospect Help	Kevin Goldstein	2008-07-31
Under The Knife: Absence and Madness	Will Carroll	2008-07-30
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-30
Every Given Sunday: All Busy-ness 'Round the Major League Table	John Perrotto	2008-07-27
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-26
Prospectus Today: Second-Half Preview, AL	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-20
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-19
Prospectus Today: Bubble Boys	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-18
Prospect Hit List Remix: Twisting and Shaking in 2008	Jay Jaffe	2008-07-18
Transaction Analysis: AL Central Moves and Issues	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-15
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2008-07-07
UTK Wrap: Aces Low	Will Carroll	2008-06-20
Fantasy Focus: Anticipating Moves	Jeff Erickson	2008-06-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Combo Platter	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-11
Under The Knife: Revolving Yankee Hurts	Will Carroll	2008-05-21
Under The Knife: Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick... Boom	Will Carroll	2008-05-19
Fantasy Focus: Preemptive Free Agent Bidding	Peter Schoenke	2008-05-09
Prospectus Matchups: Outlier Outpost	Jim Baker	2008-05-09
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-26
Prospectus Hit List: Millstones and Milestones	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-25
UTK Wrap: Pushing the Envelope	Will Carroll	2008-04-25
Prospectus Hit List: Welcome Back	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-18
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-18
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-14
UTK Wrap: The Weekly Rundown	Will Carroll	2008-04-11
Under The Knife: When Monuments Collapse	Will Carroll	2008-04-09
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-07
Future Shock: Friday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2008-04-04
UTK Wrap: The Initial Butcher's Bill	Will Carroll	2008-04-04
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-01
Prospectus Preview: Opening Day's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-03-31
Prospectus Hit List: Opening Day	Jay Jaffe	2008-03-30
UTK Wrap: Meltdowns and Bouncebacks	Will Carroll	2008-03-28
Under The Knife: Predictability	Will Carroll	2008-03-25
Under The Knife: Cascade	Will Carroll	2008-03-24
Every Given Sunday: On the Spot	John Perrotto	2008-03-23
Under The Knife: Firing It Up	Will Carroll	2008-03-20
UTK Wrap: Measuring Injuries	Will Carroll	2008-03-14
Team Health Reports: Minnesota Twins	Will Carroll	2008-03-12
Fantasy Beat: Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2008-03-12
The Week In Quotes: March 2-9	Alex Carnevale	2008-03-10
UTK Wrap: Perception and Reality	Will Carroll	2008-03-07
Prospectus Q&A: Doug Thorburn	David Laurila	2008-02-24
Transaction Analysis: Camp-Opening Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-02-17
Spring Training Preview: AL Central	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-06
UTK Wrap: Kickoff	Will Carroll	2008-02-01
Prospectus Today: The Twins Spend Money	Joe Sheehan	2008-01-27
Prospectus Today: Whither Johan?	Joe Sheehan	2007-11-30
Future Shock: Twins Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-11-27
Wait 'Til Next Year: Breakout Prospects	Bryan Smith	2007-11-06
Prospectus Hit List: AL Supremacy Edition	Marc Normandin	2007-09-22
Under The Knife: Skip the Schadenfreude	Will Carroll	2007-09-02
Prospectus Matchups: Grab Bag	Jim Baker	2007-08-31
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten-Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2007-08-27
Transaction Analysis: American League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-26
Under The Knife: Walk a Mile	Will Carroll	2007-06-15
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes On Right-handed Pitching Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-04-20
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Pitching Prospects and Left-Handed Pitchers	Nate Silver	2007-04-12
Doctoring The Numbers: Charlie Haeger	Rany Jazayerli	2007-04-05
Hope and Faith: How the Minnesota Twins Can Win the World Series	Joe Sheehan	2007-03-21
Hope and Faith: How the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Can Win the World Series	Rich Lederer	2007-03-08
Hope and Faith: How the Cincinnati Reds Can Win the World Series	Jeff Erickson	2007-02-27
Positional Health Reports: Starting Pitchers, Part One	Will Carroll	2007-02-22
Transaction Analysis: AL Central Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-01
Future Shock: Minnesota Twins Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-01-26
Prospectus Today: Free Agents and Costly Voting	Joe Sheehan	2006-11-22
The Week In Quotes: November 7-13	Alex Carnevale	2006-11-13
Transaction Analysis: October 17-November 2, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-11-03
Internet Baseball Awards: The Results Are In	Greg Spira	2006-11-02
Internet Baseball Awards: Staff Ballots	Baseball Prospectus	2006-10-31
Prospectus Today: My Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2006-10-10
Prospectus Hit List: Week of October 2	Jay Jaffe	2006-10-04
Playoff Prospectus: Twins versus Athletics	Joe Sheehan	2006-10-03
Under The Knife: Playoff Health Report, Divisional Series	Will Carroll	2006-10-03
Under The Knife: Ambiguities in Life and Diagnostics	Will Carroll	2006-09-27
Under The Knife: A Scary Day	Will Carroll	2006-09-22
Lies, Damned Lies: Secret Sauce	Nate Silver	2006-09-20
Under The Knife: When Shuuto Met Gyro	Will Carroll	2006-09-20
Transaction Analysis: September 15-18, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-19
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 19th	Jay Jaffe	2006-09-19
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack, 9/18/06	Kevin Goldstein	2006-09-18
Transaction Analysis: September 11-14, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-15
Under The Knife: Liriano Update	Will Carroll	2006-09-15
Under The Knife: Doom and Gloom	Will Carroll	2006-09-14
Future Shock: Short-Term Impact, AL	Kevin Goldstein	2006-09-14
Prospectus Today: One Enchanted Evening	Joe Sheehan	2006-09-13
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 10	Jay Jaffe	2006-09-12
Under The Knife: Not Letting Them Win	Will Carroll	2006-09-11
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack, 9/11/06	Kevin Goldstein	2006-09-11
Prospectus Matchups: Pitcher for MVP?	Jim Baker	2006-09-08
Prospectus Today: Dateline: Minneapolis	Joe Sheehan	2006-09-07
Under The Knife: Deep In the Heart of...Hartford	Will Carroll	2006-09-07
Transaction Analysis: September 1-4	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-06
Future Shock: Great Leap Forward, American League	Kevin Goldstein	2006-09-06
Prospectus Matchups: The Quest to Turn Everybody Into Rob Deer	Jim Baker	2006-09-06
Under The Knife: Aches on a Plane	Will Carroll	2006-09-06
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 3	Jay Jaffe	2006-09-06
Under The Knife: Three FAQs	Will Carroll	2006-09-05
Prospectus Matchups: Monday Morning Psychic	Jim Baker	2006-09-01
Under The Knife: Thank You	Will Carroll	2006-08-31
Prospectus Matchups: The Year of Magical Rookie Pitching	Jim Baker	2006-08-30
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 28	Marc Normandin	2006-08-29
Under The Knife: The End of the DL	Will Carroll	2006-08-28
Under The Knife: Gossip and Expectations	Will Carroll	2006-08-23
Under The Knife: Cascade Blues	Will Carroll	2006-08-21
Fantasy Focus: RotoWire Barometer, 8/16/06	Gus Papadopoulos	2006-08-16
Transaction Analysis: August 10-14	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-15
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 13	Jay Jaffe	2006-08-15
Prospectus Today: AL MVP	Joe Sheehan	2006-08-14
Under The Knife: Liriano Watch	Will Carroll	2006-08-14
Transaction Analysis: August 7-9	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-10
Prospectus Today: Summer Drama	Joe Sheehan	2006-08-10
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 6th	Jay Jaffe	2006-08-09
Under The Knife: Liriano	Will Carroll	2006-08-09
Under The Knife: Recharged	Will Carroll	2006-08-07
Under The Knife: Very Bad News	Will Carroll	2006-08-02
Prospectus Matchups: The Best Rookie Pitching Duos of These Modern Times	Jim Baker	2006-08-02
Under The Knife: Baseball's Billion-Dollar Question	Will Carroll	2006-08-01
Fantasy Focus: Charging the Mound	Chris Liss	2006-07-30
Fantasy Focus: Charging the Mound	Jeff Erickson	2006-07-30
Prospectus Matchups: Since the All-Star Break	Jim Baker	2006-07-28
AL-Kings July Update: Entering the Fantasy Home Stretch	Ben Murphy	2006-07-26
AL-Kings July Update: Entering the Fantasy Home Stretch	Jared Weiss	2006-07-26
Prospectus Hit List: July 25	Marc Normandin	2006-07-25
Prospectus Today: Whoops	Joe Sheehan	2006-07-25
Under The Knife: Weekends--Your Source for Pain Proliferation?	Will Carroll	2006-07-24
Prospectus Matchups: Wildcard Mayhem Edition	Jim Baker	2006-07-21
Transaction Analysis: July 13-16	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-17
Prospectus Today: AL Second Half Preview	Joe Sheehan	2006-07-15
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 9	Jay Jaffe	2006-07-12
Fantasy Focus: RotoWire Barometer, 7/12/06	Gus Papadopoulos	2006-07-12
Transaction Analysis: July 6-9	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-11
Future Shock: Division Roundup, AL Central, 7/11/06	Kevin Goldstein	2006-07-11
Prospectus Today: Looking Back at the First Half	Joe Sheehan	2006-07-11
Prospectus Matchups: Vengeance	Jim Baker	2006-07-07
Prospectus Notebook: Angels, Braves, Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2006-07-07
Prospectus Today: Moneyball II	Joe Sheehan	2006-07-06
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 3	Marc Normandin	2006-07-04
Prospectus Today: The Breakdown	Joe Sheehan	2006-07-04
Prospectus Notebook: Astros, Mets, Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2006-06-28
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 25	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-27
Prospectus Game of the Week: Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox, June 23, 2006	Derek Jacques	2006-06-27
Prospectus Today: Stealing the Spotlight	Joe Sheehan	2006-06-23
Under The Knife: The Source	Will Carroll	2006-06-23
Prospectus Notebook: Brewers, Athletics, Pirates	Baseball Prospectus	2006-06-21
Fantasy Focus: The RotoWire ROI 100	Erik Siegrist	2006-06-20
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 18th	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-20
Prospectus Matchups: In a Pinch	Jim Baker	2006-06-20
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack, 6/19/2006	Kevin Goldstein	2006-06-19
Prospectus Notebook: Royals, Twins	Baseball Prospectus	2006-06-16
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 11	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-13
Transaction Analysis: June 1-5	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-06
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 4	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-06
Prospectus Matchups: Going to Radio City	Jim Baker	2006-06-06
Prospectus Hit List: Week of 5/28	Marc Normandin	2006-05-30
Stealing Minnesota: Lessons of the Twins' Big Stadium Payday	Neil deMause	2006-05-26
Under The Knife: Lounging Around	Will Carroll	2006-05-25
Fantasy Focus: Losing Jobs	Jeff Erickson	2006-05-23
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 21	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-23
Future Shock: AL Central Roundup	Kevin Goldstein	2006-05-23
Transaction Analysis: May 15-18	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-19
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 14	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-16
Prospectus Matchups: Generosity Counts	Jim Baker	2006-05-16
Fantasy Focus: The Barometer	Peter Schoenke	2006-05-11
Transaction Analysis: April 28-May 1	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-02
Prospectus Today: Bad Start	Joe Sheehan	2006-05-02
Future Shock: Stat Stuff	Kevin Goldstein	2006-04-27
Prospectus Notebook: Astros, Twins	Baseball Prospectus	2006-04-27
Lies, Damned Lies: Underrating Mark Buehrle	Nate Silver	2006-04-26
Prospectus Hit List: Week of April 23	Jay Jaffe	2006-04-25
Prospectus Hit List: Week of April 9	Jay Jaffe	2006-04-11
Future Shock: AL Central Round-Up	Kevin Goldstein	2006-04-11
Prospectus Hit List: Preseason Edition	Jay Jaffe	2006-04-03
Transaction Analysis: March 29-30	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-31
Preseason Predictions: AL Staff Picks, 2006	Baseball Prospectus	2006-03-30
Prospectus Today: AL Central Preview	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-30
Transaction Analysis: March 17-26	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-27
Fantasy Focus: AL Spring Job Battles	Peter Schoenke	2006-03-24
Transaction Analysis: March 14-16	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-17
Prospectus Matchups: Those Sinister Duos	Jim Baker	2006-03-17
Future Shock: Taking a Step Back, Part Three	Kevin Goldstein	2006-03-16
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Prospects, Part Four	Nate Silver	2006-03-03
Future Shock: State of the Systems: AL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2006-03-02
Prospectus Today: Half a Champion	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-01
Lies, Damned Lies: Any Such Thing?	Nate Silver	2006-02-24
2006 Top 50 Prospects: A Look Inside the Rankings	David Regan	2006-02-21
Top 50 Prospects: The List	Dayn Perry	2006-02-20
Top 50 Prospects: The List	Rany Jazayerli	2006-02-20
Team Health Reports: Minnesota Twins	Dave Haller	2006-02-17
Team Health Reports: Minnesota Twins	Will Carroll	2006-02-17
Transaction Analysis: American League, December 15, 2005-February 13, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-14
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes On Prospects, Part One	Nate Silver	2006-02-08
Breakout Prospects: Good Bets to Step Up in 2006	Bryan Smith	2006-01-04
Prospectus Notebook: Dodgers, Twins	Baseball Prospectus	2005-12-14
Transaction Analysis: September 29-October 7	Christina Kahrl	2005-10-09
Under The Knife: Collisions	Will Carroll	2005-09-21
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 18	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-20
Under The Knife: Stay the Course	Will Carroll	2005-09-16
Transaction Analysis: September 1-7	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-08
Fantasy Focus: AL Call-Ups	Randy Hale	2005-09-01
Prospectus Notebook: FLA, KC, MIN	Baseball Prospectus	2005-08-25
Fantasy Focus: Navigating the Stretch Run	Erik Siegrist	2005-08-05
Prospectus Notebook: Friday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-08-05
Will's Mill: Deadline Weekend	Will Carroll	2005-07-31
Prospectus Notebook: Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics	Baseball Prospectus	2005-07-29
Prospectus Triple Play: Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants	Thomas Gorman	2005-05-17
Transaction Analysis: The Wests, etc.	Christina Kahrl	2005-03-25

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-03-24 13:00:00	Who's your pick for "first all-star Yankees fan demand a small-market team trade to them for a pile of sweatsocks and an Orange Julius"? (Ratcatcher from Narnia)	Are we not counting Francisco Liriano? Because that already happened. Beyond that, "Dave Robertson for Ubaldo Jimenez. Who says no?!?!" (Emma Span)
2011-03-24 13:00:00	So where do you see the Joba saga ending? The rotation? The bullpen? St. Louis? (Ratcatcher from Erewhon)	The Yankees seem set on keeping him in the 'pen, so the best case scenario for them is he gets back to being a fairly dominant late-inning guy. I think best-case scenario for HIM is the trade him (although not, I expect, straight-up for Francisco Liriano) to a team that stretches him out to start again - but every season that goes by, that gets less likely. So yes, sadly, I believe Chamberlain is now The World's Most Famous Middle Reliever. (Emma Span)
2010-09-13 13:00:00	Please fill in the blank. This is the best NL Rookie Class since ________ (blank). Thanks! Bobby (Bobby from New York)	Are we going strictly by league? Because the 2007 class had Ryan Braun, Troy Tulowitzki, Dustin Pedroia and Josh Hamilton among hitters, Tim Lincecum and Joakim Soria among pitchers. 2006 had Hanley Ramirez, Ryan Zimmerman, Andre Ethier, Prince Fielder, Ian Kinsler, Francisco Liriano, Justin Verlander, Jered Weaver, Josh Johnson, Matt Cain, Cole Hamels, Jonathan Papelbon (who used to not suck), Jonathan Broxton (ditto)... There's a lot to be excited about with this year's rookie class (Posey, Heyward, Santana, Stanton) but I'm in no rush to appoint them the best class of the past five years until I see much more. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-08-17 14:45:00	Francisco Liriano for Cy Young! (pay no attention to that Cliff Lee behind the curtain there) (Donald from Target Field)	If Cliff Lee starts walking everyone, and CC Sabathia stops winning, sure, Liriano has had a really, really great season. I'm not much for arguing who SHOULD win stuff anymore, so I've mostly refrained from all the Liriano-for-Cy discussions, but I will say I think Lee is more deserving right now. But, if Lee finishes the year 12-8, he isn't going to win the award. Then again, between Liriano and Sabathia I think we could see a repeat of Johan v. Colon, US 2006. (Eric Seidman)
2010-03-15 16:00:00	Very happy to hear the pick up on the Star Trek reference. What are your thoughts on the idea of Francisco Liriano taking over the closer's role for the Twins if Joe Nathan can't come back? (Tim from Tampa)	My wife and I have gone through the entirety of Voyager and DS9 together. We're on season 5 of TNG. Nerd pride! Liriano was a reliever for a while (and a good one), then they moved him to the rotation. But he also had a big ouchie. I'd like to see what he can do before I install him as a closer/high leverage guy. You can't just assume that he'll revert to his old form in the pen. (Russell A. Carleton)
2010-03-18 14:00:00	I would think that Rauch would close for the Twins. What are you hearing? (paulbellows from Calgary)	There continue to be rumblings that Francisco Liriano is going to be the closer. The Twins are playing it close to the vest and also waiting until Nathan throws on Friday with the hope (against hope, I'm afraid) that he might be able to pitch through his injury. (John Perrotto)
2010-02-18 14:00:00	Any faith that Francisco Liriano returns to his 2006 form - or at least close to it - this year? (Jimmy from NJ)	I think one HAS to at least be somewhat optimistic based on what he did in the winter leagues. It's February though, and we don't know. It's a much better chance than if he stunk it up in the Dominican, no? (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-09-08 13:00:00	Marc, what do you do with talented but frustrating young players in Dynasty leagues (the only penalty to keeping them is opportunity cost)? I'm not talking about guys you depend on, but more guys that you're hoping figure it out while they eat up depth space on your bench/reserve. Someone like Chris B. Young, Jeremy Hermida, Alex Gordon, Francisco Liriano... the flashes of brilliance are there but it sure is hard to be patient. (Aaron from YYZ)	I don't have a general rule, but if I think someone has a lot of potential, I would waste the bench spot on them in the hopes they turn things around. My exception to this would be if it was someone no one else thought much of--my hope would be that since I gave up on him, no one else would be willing to take the risk. Talk up your league a bit to get a sense of those sorts of things so you can take advantage when the time comes. (Marc Normandin)
2009-08-05 13:00:00	Marc, what are your long-term thoughts for Ervin Santana and Francisco Liriano fantasy-wise? They're young and have had past success but they're just maddening this season. (Aaron from YYZ)	I wasn't a big fan of Liriano prior to this year. I thought his short stint in 2008 would cause people to overrate him (they did) and that his velocity was too far down and his control too spotty to rely on him for much (which happened). I know I don't get them all right--I feel like I drafted all the guys I got wrong too--but I just don't like the lower velocity Liriano. He's going to need to show he's a smarter pitcher than this to get by before I can place more faith in him. As for Santana, he's gone right back to giving up lots of homers and dealing out walks once again. I have hope that he can return to last year's form still, but his velocity is also way down. Makes me wonder how he's feeling. (Marc Normandin)
2008-12-23 14:00:00	Would you rather have the next 7 years of Jon Lester or Zack Greinke? How about Clay Kershaw or Francisco Liriano? (doog7642 from Blaine, MN)	Lester and Liriano, but that's as much about who they're with as it is a comment strictly about their talent. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-10-17 13:00:00	Dear Mr. Carroll: Is it OK if I sneak in an early keeper question involving four pitchers with various kinds of (health) concerns? I can keep two out of these four aces: John Lackey, Francisco Liriano, Ervin Santana and Ben Sheets. Who would you keep and why? (bo9anderson from Amterdam, the Netherlands)	I'd keep Lackey (pitching for a contract, few health problems) and Liriano (healthy, good team). Liriano's not a clear choice over Santana. Sheets -- arm trouble plus I dont know where he'll play. Him signing in Texas or Houston would knock him way down. (Will Carroll)
2008-10-09 14:00:00	If the Twins held onto Santana or took the Red Sox package (Lester/Crisp/Lowrie) they would be in the playoffs. Will the package they got from the Mets ultimately be viewed as a good move or will they regret the way they handled the situation? (Bill from CT)	Do we really know that a Lester/Crisp/Lowrie package was actually on the table, or was that a bug planted in the public ear by somebody from the Boston FO/Media yenta hotline? I seem to recall more of the talk focusing on Ellsbury at the front end of the package, but I have long since forgotten most of what transpired there. It will take years to properly evaluate the deal that actually was made. Will Gomez develop into a guy worthy of a leadoff spot? Will Deolis Guerra become a big league pitcher of worth? Will Mulvey and Humber become useful rotation parts? All of these things take time to sort out. Even with this deal, the Twins would have been in the playoffs had they punted on Livan Hernandez and brought up Francisco Liriano a couple weeks earlier. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-09-09 13:30:00	What do you expect from Francisco Liriano going into 2009 and beyond? (Trenchtown2 from OB Class)	Him to be a #2 starter with excellent rates and some need to be managed carefully. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-07-25 14:00:00	I've been dominating the International League for the past month and a half. When do I get called up? It's not really about the money, is it? And don't tell me I'll be in the bullpen while Livan stays in the rotation. (Francisco Liriano from Rochester, NY)	Pick one: 1) The Twins are a savvy organization well aware of what various levels of service time mean financially and in terms of retaining a player. 2) The Twins are too stupid to notice that Francisco Liriano is better than Livan Hernandez by an order of magnitude. That's really the choice here. I know which one I go with. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-07-17 13:00:00	Rotoworld is reporting that Francisco Liriano's agent may pursue a grievance with the Twins, claiming that they are keeping him in triple-A in order to limit his service time. What do you think? (Peter from Beyond the Boxscore)	His fastball still isn't back to where it should be, and I think the Twins are waiting to see if it comes back any further, and that's probably all they will have to say if a grievance comes up. (Marc Normandin)
2008-06-27 14:00:00	Is Jason Bay to the Twins for Francisco Liriano a legitimate trade? (DSchmitz3 from Madison)	No, I don't think so. That's a lot to give up for a 1 1/2 year rental of a veteran with an especially ghastly recent season under his belt. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-05-22 13:00:00	Is it still possible that Pat Neshek may need some sort of surgery before his rehab is complete? (mnsportsguy1 from Shakopee, MN)	Sadly, yes. This is a similar situation to Francisco Liriano. Neshek's a good dude and a Facebook friend. I'm rooting for him, but not hopeful. That motion was fun and effective, but untenable. It brings up the point of effectiveness versus efficiency, which is a very tough one. For a pitcher like Neshek, that funk got him to the bigs against the odds. For someone like Peavy or Felix Hernandez, it's VERY hard to change them given results. Of course, injuries have also been a part of their results. (Will Carroll)
2008-04-29 14:00:00	other pitchers availible are, Dontrelle Willis,Ted Lilly,Francisco Liriano, Tom Gorzelanny, Ubaldo Jiménez, Jarrod Washburn, Jeff Suppan, Jamie Moyer, Shawn Chacón, Shawn Hill, Kevin Millwood, Andy Sonnanstine, See anything in there you like better the Hughes? (dogtothedog from Toronto)	Sonnanstine's intriguing. Lilly's using the wrong pitches, from what I can tell. I like Gorzelanny, but I'd like him more if he'd stop hurting my own team's numbers. I'd take Sonnanstine for now, honestly. Phil Hughes is all kinds of messed up at the moment. Sonnanstine's using a cutter more this year, probably to offset the number of fastballs in the zone hitters knew were coming in '07. It hasn't helped his strikeout rate, but he's lowered the number of base hits he's allowing. That's a tough crowd of FA, I'll give you that... (Marc Normandin)
2008-04-25 15:00:00	How long do we have to wait to see the fruits of the Santana trade? I mean, why is Hernandez pitching when Mulvey is dominating AAA? (Jack from Minnesota)	Well, Hernandez is pitching about as well as a guy with a 3.0 K/9 can pitch right now, and he's getting big help from his defense. He's not the problem; the Twins got him to eat innings, and eat innings he shall, even if his numbers take a turn for the worse. It's Francisco Liriano who shouldn't be in the rotation right now - the guy has been getting raked over the coals, and there's no sense in expecting him to straighten it out at a major league level. Hopefully, the Twins will figure out very soon that they shouldn't be playing Russian Roulette with an arm of that caliber, and send him back to Triple A to get it together, thus creating an opening for Mulvey. In the meantime, enjoy Livan while he's on a roll. The guy is a ton of fun to watch when he's even remotely right, and it's not like he'll be even this good for much longer. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-04-15 13:00:00	What do you expect out of Francisco Liriano for the rest of the season? Although he wasn't great yesterday, I heard his fastball was around 92 in 29 degree windchill weather. (SnakeDoctor18 from Washington DC)	He wasn't letting the ball go. Someone did a video analysis of the starts, using Carlos Gomez's piece as a basis (I apologize, forget who and where) and it showed he'd slowed down his delivery some. It reminds me of the first month of Johan Santana's 2004 after he'd had elbow chips removed. (Will Carroll)
2008-02-06 14:00:00	G'Day! I, the greatest still-living vocalist of Australian Rock, wants to know what to expect out of Francisco Liriano and Chris Carpenter this year. If only that nice boy from INXS were still alive. (Angry Anderson from Perth, AU)	Lots of questions about Liriano, so I'll try to address that here... Carpenter won't be back prior to the All-Star Break. I'd pencil him in for 10-15 starts, with increasing responsibility in each one, and a season that's nothing particularly special. Liriano? All the health reports I've heard are positive, but still also hear things about his mechanics that worry me. I don't think I'm sufficiently expert to evaluate the risk that his delivery poses. If he's healthy, I expect him to be devastating, perhaps after a few bumpy starts as he gets his sea legs back. (Gary Huckabay)
2008-01-28 13:00:00	Does Franklin Morales have F. Liriano upside? (cjbuet from madison, wi)	Does Francisco Liriano still have Francisco Liriano upside? No, I'm not sure Morales will have the season Liriano did before injury -- his slider isn't as good as Liriano's was. But then again, I'm not so sure Liriano will ever have that season again. (Bryan Smith)
2008-02-19 13:00:00	What is the status of Joel Zumaya's recover and rehab? What kind of conditioning has he been doing, what if any pitching? (Brian H from Toledo)	Zumaya might end up the Francisco Liriano of this year, with there being a question asked every chat. The answer is we don't know. He's not throwing and until he does, there's just no telling. He is conditioning and there was a report that he'd dropped some weight and was very motivated to prove people wrong. (Will Carroll)

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