Comments on: Liriano Needs to be Called Up http://firegardy.com/2008/07/17/liriano-needs-to-be-called-up/ Mismanaging games since 2002 Mon, 07 May 2012 02:37:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2008/07/17/liriano-needs-to-be-called-up/comment-page-1/#comment-789 sirsean Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:32:51 +0000 http://firegardy.com/2008/07/17/liriano-needs-to-be-called-up/#comment-789 <p>That's an excellent point. I don't know if 7/27 is the exact date (and how are the playoffs calculated into that? Are they?), but let's just assume for the moment that it is.</p> <p>Then they'll wait until then to bring him up, meaning that they must be looking at trade partners to unload Livan between 7/27 and 7/31. If only he'd done a little bit better than "worst pitcher ever," some contender might pay too much for his "playoff experience."</p> <p>If money were no issue, we'd call up Liriano and waive Livan. Right now. But money is an issue on both counts -- Livan makes $5M (probably $7M by the end of the season, considering the way we're using him), and Liriano will cost a LOT of money in arbitration (why does being injured for all of 2007 count as major league service time ... and what are the odds they take that lack of performance into the arbitration consideration?).</p> That’s an excellent point. I don’t know if 7/27 is the exact date (and how are the playoffs calculated into that? Are they?), but let’s just assume for the moment that it is.

Then they’ll wait until then to bring him up, meaning that they must be looking at trade partners to unload Livan between 7/27 and 7/31. If only he’d done a little bit better than “worst pitcher ever,” some contender might pay too much for his “playoff experience.”

If money were no issue, we’d call up Liriano and waive Livan. Right now. But money is an issue on both counts — Livan makes $5M (probably $7M by the end of the season, considering the way we’re using him), and Liriano will cost a LOT of money in arbitration (why does being injured for all of 2007 count as major league service time … and what are the odds they take that lack of performance into the arbitration consideration?).

]]> By: thrylos98 http://firegardy.com/2008/07/17/liriano-needs-to-be-called-up/comment-page-1/#comment-788 thrylos98 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:36:51 +0000 http://firegardy.com/2008/07/17/liriano-needs-to-be-called-up/#comment-788 <p>Liriano will be called up by the end of the month. If he is called up before 7/27, there is a possibility (if the Twins reach the post season) that he will be a "super two" player and thus can go through arbitration at the end of the year. That is the single reason he will be down about 10 more days...</p> Liriano will be called up by the end of the month. If he is called up before 7/27, there is a possibility (if the Twins reach the post season) that he will be a “super two” player and thus can go through arbitration at the end of the year. That is the single reason he will be down about 10 more days…

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