Comments on: Liriano has pain-free throwing session http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/04/liriano-has-pain-free-throwing-session/ Your source for Major League Baseball Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:06:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: sane http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/04/liriano-has-pain-free-throwing-session/#comment-13481 sane Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:36:10 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/04/liriano-has-pain-free-throwing-session/#comment-13481 Also, if Casilla wow's them in ST, he could stick. If Casilla could actually get significant PT at SS and/or 2B, the Twins could have Gomez and Casilla in the nine-spot and one-spot stealing bases. That would change the team's offensive personality. Also, if Casilla wow’s them in ST, he could stick. If Casilla could actually get significant PT at SS and/or 2B, the Twins could have Gomez and Casilla in the nine-spot and one-spot stealing bases.
That would change the team’s offensive personality.

]]> By: sane http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/04/liriano-has-pain-free-throwing-session/#comment-13480 sane Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:15:30 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/04/liriano-has-pain-free-throwing-session/#comment-13480 BC, I think you are correct on everything except Tolbert will not be close. It will probably be Buscher or one of the CF-Derby losers. BC,
I think you are correct on everything except Tolbert will not be close.
It will probably be Buscher or one of the CF-Derby losers.

]]> By: BC Beneke http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/04/liriano-has-pain-free-throwing-session/#comment-13479 BC Beneke Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:55:41 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/04/liriano-has-pain-free-throwing-session/#comment-13479 Take it slow with Franchise. I still think he belongs in the Majors, and if we have to... he pitches no more than 5 innings in his starts for the first 5-6 weeks of the season... no big deal to carry 12 pitchers when you have a LF,RF,1b, that never miss games, and you have Redmond as the backup catcher who would be ready if he took a bullet the day before. Punto as a backup infielder with either Buscher or Tolbert as the other backup infielder, and Monroe as the backup outfielder... Gomez as the likely candidate as the CF... that gives us more than enough flexibility for the first 2 months of the season when the days off are plentiful for a 12 man rotation. Take it slow with Franchise. I still think he belongs in the Majors, and if we have to… he pitches no more than 5 innings in his starts for the first 5-6 weeks of the season… no big deal to carry 12 pitchers when you have a LF,RF,1b, that never miss games, and you have Redmond as the backup catcher who would be ready if he took a bullet the day before. Punto as a backup infielder with either Buscher or Tolbert as the other backup infielder, and Monroe as the backup outfielder… Gomez as the likely candidate as the CF… that gives us more than enough flexibility for the first 2 months of the season when the days off are plentiful for a 12 man rotation.

]]> By: BD http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/04/liriano-has-pain-free-throwing-session/#comment-13478 BD Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:23:48 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/04/liriano-has-pain-free-throwing-session/#comment-13478 Don't bullpen him. Start him with a tight pitch count - say, 80 - until we're convinced he's built up the arm strength & stamina to pitch more. Starting will get him out there on a regular basis with scheduled time to recuperate between appearances, something you can't guarantee you'll get relieving. Plus starting gives him more time to get warmed up than relieving ever would. Don’t bullpen him. Start him with a tight pitch count - say, 80 - until we’re convinced he’s built up the arm strength & stamina to pitch more.

Starting will get him out there on a regular basis with scheduled time to recuperate between appearances, something you can’t guarantee you’ll get relieving.

Plus starting gives him more time to get warmed up than relieving ever would.

]]> By: cmathewson http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/04/liriano-has-pain-free-throwing-session/#comment-13477 cmathewson Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:34:10 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/04/liriano-has-pain-free-throwing-session/#comment-13477 Lets say he starts Thursday and pitches 2 innings, as the other pitchers have done after 40-pitch live batting practice session. He'd be ready for starts on March 11, 16, 21, 26, and April 1. Adding the customary inning per start, that would put him in line to pitch 7 innings on April 1, which is the second game of the season. While I don't think he'll start that game, he's not so far behind that he couldn't start it. Lets say he starts Thursday and pitches 2 innings, as the other pitchers have done after 40-pitch live batting practice session. He’d be ready for starts on March 11, 16, 21, 26, and April 1. Adding the customary inning per start, that would put him in line to pitch 7 innings on April 1, which is the second game of the season. While I don’t think he’ll start that game, he’s not so far behind that he couldn’t start it.

]]> By: CharlieMurphy http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/04/liriano-has-pain-free-throwing-session/#comment-13476 CharlieMurphy Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:38:56 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/04/liriano-has-pain-free-throwing-session/#comment-13476 If he can pitch 5 innings every 5 days that is much better than being in relief. If we are planning to keep 12 pitchers let him build his arm strength. If he can pitch 5 innings every 5 days that is much better than being in relief. If we are planning to keep 12 pitchers let him build his arm strength.

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