Liriano Now vs Liriano in 2006

by NovaO on Apr 17, 2008 9:46 PM EDT Comment 2 comments

Hey guys, I run the website Baseball Intellect and first let me say I am not a Twins fan, but I think readers would be interested in this piece on Francisco Liriano. There have been many articles that have analyzed the stuff Liriano displayed on Sunday, but I want to show you the changes in his mechanics using some video from Sunday and video of him in 2006.

The link to the full article is below:

http://www.baseball-intellect.com/Articles/francisco-liriano-injury.html

But I want to explain a couple things...there is a clear difference in his mechanics, especially his arm action. Given that he has made just one major league start since returning from surgery, we won't know the full effect of his mechanical changes until probably some time next year.

But the Twins definitely went the "safer" route. And so I ask readers what I ask myself in that article...if you had a choice between Liriano with safer mechanics (but lets say he becomes a normal #3 starter) or a Liriano as his Cy Young caliber self but with his riskier, more aggressive mechanics, which version do you choose?

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I hope he gets the old mechanics backeventually. But no need to lay it all out this year. Let’s build up his arm strength in a comfortable motion before we start dialing it up and risking injury. I want him to be the ace of the staff in 2010, not 2008.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Apr 17, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

good point...

Best to wait it out and see what happens and strengthen the different tendons and muscles in his pitching arm, shoulder, etc so he can withstand the toll that pitching takes on a pitcher’s arm.

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by NovaO on Apr 18, 2008 4:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs