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Ken M.
Liriano just had to get back away from Searage to have success again.
ahodg
Lieiano had his best years with the Pirates pitching to Russ Martin no? Can’t be a coincidence he’s pitching well to him again.
bradthebluefish
Great point! Surprised that hasn’t been brought up before. Makes perfect sense.
bleacherbum
It has been brought up. At the time of the trade it was brought up quite a bit.
pitnick
Could be coincidence. He pitched just as well to Cervelli last year (and had some good seasons pre-Martin as well).
BoldyMinnesota
I know we’ve had failures (storen, Chavez)*puke*, but I think Pete walker or somebody in the jays organization deserve credit for having a similar effect as searafe this year. Biagini turned from mediocre depth in San Francisco to good middle reliever in Toronto. Grilli and biagini almost instantly became good the moment they arrived, and now we got prospects as well as above average production out of liriano.
Doc Halladay
Up until the last year and a half, I was not a fan of Pete Walker but I have to admit, his work with the starters has been nothing short of spectacular. Another person in need of recognition is Dane Johnson, who’s been the BP coach since the start of 2015. Both have turned widely perceived weaknesses into what has kept the Jays in a playoff spot for most or all of 2016.
BoldyMinnesota
Benoit*
soxfan1
Huntington, shame on you
Robertowannabe
Frankie will spiral down next season. Hitters were not blighting on his out of the zone stuff any more in the NL. He was throwing a ton of pitches in games and flaming out in the 5th & 6th innings. A shame Frankie fell off the edge in Pittsburgh. I hope I am wrong, cause I liked Frankie, but I fear he will continue to fall next season.
st1300b 2
Horrific deal by Neil Huntington and the Bucs. They are trying to sign Nova to a similar deal and had a similar player in Liriano which would not have cost the prospects. Drew Hutchison is a poor replacement for the prospects lost.
Robertowannabe
Ñova does not rely on batters chasing his pitches out of the zone. Litigant throws a ton of pitches even when he does not give up runs. Nova works in the zone and has been a ton more efficient with his pitches.
L.Wrong Hubbard
Agree! Plus one ! Thumbs up! (Don’t) like!
southi
I had hopes that the Braves and Jays could work out some deal (not sure what additional pieces would be involved) swapping Markakis and Liriano as the main components. I’m not so sure now.