{"id":10034,"date":"2017-11-17T14:58:17","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T19:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=10034"},"modified":"2018-02-23T15:07:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T20:07:31","slug":"francisco-liriano-signs-with-detroit-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2017\/11\/17\/francisco-liriano-signs-with-detroit-tigers\/","title":{"rendered":"Francisco Liriano Signs With Detroit Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/liriafr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Francisco Liriano<\/strong><\/a>, the reliable starter, has moved to help another bullpen as it was announced that he signed a one-year deal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/detroit-tigers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Tigers<\/a> worth.<\/p>\n<h1>Francisco Liriano Signs With Tigers<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tigers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Tigers<\/a> have agreed to one-year contract with Francisco Liriano, source confirms <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertMurrayFRS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RobertMurrayFRS<\/a> report. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MLB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MLBNetwork<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonmorosi\/status\/967113137047646211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Liriano&#8217;s Career Profile<\/h3>\n<p>Liriano signed as a free agent with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/san-francisco-giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Giants<\/a> in 2000, but would not play a game with the organization. In 2003, Liriano was traded, along with pitchers <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nathajo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Nathan<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bonsebo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boof Bonser<\/a><\/strong>, to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/minnesota-twins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnnesota Twins<\/a> in exchange for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pierza.01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A.J. Pierzynski<\/a><\/strong>. Liriano would play with the Twins for seven years, pitching a 4.33 ERA with 788 strikeouts in 783.1 innings pitched. In the middle of the 2012 season, Liriano was traded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/chicago-white-sox\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago White Sox<\/a> in exchange for third baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/escobed01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eduardo Escobar<\/a><\/strong> and pitcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hernape02.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pedro Hernandez<\/a><\/strong>. At the end of that year, Liriano signed a two-year contract with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/pittsburgh-pirates\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>. He would play four years in Pittsburgh, pitching a 3.67 ERA with 659 strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2016 off-season, Liriano was traded by the Pirates to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/toronto-blue-jays\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>, along with catcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=mcguir001ree\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reese McGuire<\/a><\/strong> and right fielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=ramire002har\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harold Ramirez<\/a><\/strong>. In exchange, the Pirates received pitcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hutchdr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drew Hutchinson<\/a><\/strong>. Liriano would play two years in Toronto. During those two years, Liriano would pitch a skeptical 4.77 ERA, with 126 strikeouts. After those two years, Liriano would be traded again, this time to Houston. In exchange, the Blue Jays acquired outfielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/aokino01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norichika Aoki<\/a><\/strong> and right fielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hernate01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teoscar Hernandez<\/a><\/strong>. During his career, Liriano has pitched a 4.15 ERA with 1642 strikeouts. He was also named an All-Star in 2006.<\/p>\n<h3>Impact of the Signing<\/h3>\n<p>For the Astros, this means losing a very good pitcher that could be used in the rotation or bullpen. He may have a rocky ERA, but Liriano is still reliable. And for the Tigers, they gain a pitcher they can use anywhere they need him to be. Liriano will look to once again get his career on track, and Detroit is the perfect place to start.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"IREZF7PIRiF8i8wLo2c5oA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/859096876\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'IREZF7PIRiF8i8wLo2c5oA',sig:'e51CpOlSdPTxPZMmXEF8UDZ-xvsLUJd-C7CuZQxmT8k=',w:'594px',h:'401px',items:'859096876',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Francisco Liriano, the reliable starter, has moved to help another bullpen as it was announced that he signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Tigers worth. 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