Francisco Liriano to Pirates

[Vampirate]

i used to think that liriano would be the next santana...however that was never the case...

I remember when Santana and Lariano were an insane 1-2 punch for the twins. Damn did time change things.

[Cheezombie]

I think the money is a bit high, but I wouldn't at all be surprised if he found success in the NL.

[burgh_fan66]

I didn't see anyone post this but it's actually 2 years and less than 13 million so slightly different than first thought.

[Twins Fanatic]

Guys has good stuff, just a ****ing head case; could still be a great pitcher, but tries so hard not to be.

[rockbottom2010]

I remember when Santana and Lariano were an insane 1-2 punch for the twins. Damn did time change things.

ya i remember those days....

[burgh_fan66]

For the record as the unofficial head of the Pirates fan base here on PSD I very much like this move. True it could be a total bust but free agent signings like this are really the only chance the Pirates have making substantial upgrades (through free agency at least).

For the record I give him a 15% chance at being too awful to use, a 45% chance of being a decent back of the rotation starter, a 30% chance at settling in as a middle of the rotation pitcher, a 9.999% chance of becoming a solid #2 and a .001% chance of regaining it all and becoming a true ace once again.

[SFrush90]

Liriano deal is agreed to with pirates for exactly $12.75M for 2 yrs.

- Heyman

[1908_Cubs]

Think you've really got two Liriano's here: he'll either be great or god awful.

Interesting to see which one they get.

[Dmac]

It's not a bad gamble for the Pirates. Hopefully he can have a decent year and they can have a winning record.

[TooMutch14]

Hahaha have fun Pirates...the guys nothing but a head case. He's got the stuff to be great again, but he just tries to hard to be great again. 7 mil is too much

[CubsBullsBucs]

Considering Youkilis will be playing at Yankee Stadium for 81 games I'd bet he'd be more productive as a hitter than Liriano as a pitcher.

Liriano will be making half of his starts at PNC Park, so your logic is flawed and I'd advise you to not throw away that money just yet

[yankeefan54]

Man this could payoff bigtime for the pirates or he can blow up. But its worth the shot.

[xxplayerxx23]

The overpay for average players won't end.

[TheMoneyTeam]

Filthy when he's on.

[SenorGato]

The overpay for average players won't end.

Now go ahead and imagine what the guys paying these salaries are making.