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First Pitch: The Pirates Are Taking a Huge Risk With the Francisco Liriano Trade

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I expected the Pirates to add a starting pitcher today, predicting last night that they'd go for a lower cost guy, rather than one...

Pirates Trade Francisco Liriano to the Blue Jays

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The Pirates made a surprising late move today, dealing Francisco Liriano to the Toronto Blue Jays, according to Robert Murray. https://twitter.com/RobertMurrayFRS/status/760215885340561408 Jon Heyman has since confirmed...

First Pitch: The Old Francisco Liriano Didn’t Stick Around For Long

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Last Thursday, Francisco Liriano went out and pitched a gem, giving up two earned runs in 6.2 innings, but most importantly, striking out 13...

Liriano’s Struggles and a Lack of Timely Hitting Lead to a Pirates Loss

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PITTSBURGH — The Pirates got to Felix Hernandez early and often, touching the Seattle Mariners ace for nine hits over six innings, but they...

First Pitch: Pirates Have Everything They Need For a Strong Rotation

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The Pirates have had a starting pitching problem this year, but as I've written recently, they might be coming out of that mess and...

Francisco Liriano Strikes Out 13 in Pirates Win Over the Brewers

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PITTSBURGH — The Brewers said they wanted to make Francisco Liriano throw strikes. That, they were able to accomplish. The Brewers said they wanted...

Pirates Notes: Brewers Intend to Make Liriano Throw Strikes Tonight

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PITTSBURGH -- Francisco Liriano will take the hill for the Pirates, and Brewers manager Craig Counsell was asked about Liriano’s walk rate and if that...

A Poor Seventh Inning Ruins Francisco Liriano’s Good Start, Leads to Pirates Loss

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WASHINGTON — The All-Star break is an opportunity for players and coaches to unwind, relax and unplug their minds and bodies from the daily...

Francisco Liriano Continues His Control Problems in Pirates’ 5-4 Loss

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PITTSBURGH — Francisco Liriano pitched four innings of two-hit baseball on Monday afternoon. He never got out of the fifth. The Pirates’ most experienced pitcher...

First Pitch: The Complex Situation of Potentially Trading Francisco Liriano

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Today there was a rumor from Jon Morosi that the Baltimore Orioles were interested in Francisco Liriano, but the Pirates didn't want to trade...

Breaking Down Francisco Liriano’s 2016 Struggles After Today’s Loss to the Cubs

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CHICAGO - Last season, it became pretty common knowledge that Francisco Liriano didn't need to throw his sliders for strikes in order to get...

First Pitch: The Pirates Rotation Needs Help, and There’s No Easy Solution

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NEW YORK - Right after Curtis Granderson hit a lead off home run tonight, I clicked over to Baseball-Reference to see the last time...
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