Not sure if the Twins purposely planned it this way, but Francisco Liriano could finish the season on a relative joy ride compared to the rest of their starters.

By giving him an extra day of rest before tonight’s start at Kansas City, the Twins ensured that Liriano won’t face the Yankees next week at the Metrodome.

(Their stated goal was to prevent Liriano and lefty Glen Perkins from pitching back-to-back, but perhaps they also had visions of restoring Liriano’s confidence.)

We’ll see if they use Thursday’s off day to juggle the rotation again. If they keep everyone in order, these would be Liriano’s last 10 assignments:

Tonight @ Kansas City
Aug. 15 vs. Seattle
Aug. 20 vs. Oakland
Aug. 25 @ Seattle
Aug. 30 @ Oakland
Sept. 5 vs. Detroit
Sept. 11 vs. Kansas City
Sept. 16 @ Cleveland
Sept. 21 @ Tampa Bay
Sept. 27 vs. Kansas City (Regular season ends Sept. 28)

These are the series Liriano would miss:

Aug 11-13 vs. Yankees
Aug. 21-24 @ Angels
Sept. 2-4 @ Blue Jays
Sept. 12-14 @ Orioles
Sept. 23-25 vs. White Sox

This entry was posted on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 at 9:16 am and is filed under Twins thoughts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.