Francisco Liriano is a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. Originally signed by the Giants, he was traded to the Twins as part of the deal for AJ Pierzynski. After rising through the minor leagues quickly as one of the hottest pitching prospects in baseball, Liriano made his full season debut in 2006. He went 12-3 with a 2.16 ERA earning an All-Star appearance and finishing third in rookie of the year voting. He would injure his arm, requiring Tommy John Surgery and missed the entire 2007 campaign.
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| - Francisco Liriano is a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. Originally signed by the Giants, he was traded to the Twins as part of the deal for AJ Pierzynski. After rising through the minor leagues quickly as one of the hottest pitching prospects in baseball, Liriano made his full season debut in 2006. He went 12-3 with a 2.16 ERA earning an All-Star appearance and finishing third in rookie of the year voting. He would injure his arm, requiring Tommy John Surgery and missed the entire 2007 campaign.
- Liriano was acquired by the Minnesota Twins in one of the more lopsided (in the Twins favor) trades in baseball history. He was traded as a throw-in prospect by the San Francisco Giants along with closer Joe Nathan and starter Boof Bonser in exchange for catcher A. J. Pierzynski (now of the Chicago White Sox). Pierzynski was released after just one season with the Giants. Often compared to former teammate Johan Santana, another hard-throwing lefty, Liriano was touted as one of the "super-prospects" within the Minnesota Twins organization and has even been nicknamed "The Franchise" by some Twins players and fans.
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| - Francisco Liriano is a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. Originally signed by the Giants, he was traded to the Twins as part of the deal for AJ Pierzynski. After rising through the minor leagues quickly as one of the hottest pitching prospects in baseball, Liriano made his full season debut in 2006. He went 12-3 with a 2.16 ERA earning an All-Star appearance and finishing third in rookie of the year voting. He would injure his arm, requiring Tommy John Surgery and missed the entire 2007 campaign.
- Liriano was acquired by the Minnesota Twins in one of the more lopsided (in the Twins favor) trades in baseball history. He was traded as a throw-in prospect by the San Francisco Giants along with closer Joe Nathan and starter Boof Bonser in exchange for catcher A. J. Pierzynski (now of the Chicago White Sox). Pierzynski was released after just one season with the Giants. Often compared to former teammate Johan Santana, another hard-throwing lefty, Liriano was touted as one of the "super-prospects" within the Minnesota Twins organization and has even been nicknamed "The Franchise" by some Twins players and fans. He made his major league debut in relief on September 5, 2005 against the Texas Rangers. He later joined the Twins' starting rotation and won his first game on September 30, 2005 against the Detroit Tigers. Liriano started the 2006 season in Minnesota's bullpen, but was promoted to the starting rotation in May, exchanging positions with struggling starter Carlos Silva. He won his first three 2006 starts.
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