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RandBall (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... make the leap into a bona fide top five superstar in the Twin Cities'We’ll throw out a few names: Francisco Liriano. Kevin Slowey. Denard Span. Carlos Gomez (seriously). Kevin Love. Brent Burns. (College guys are tougher. We’ll leave that to you, though some Gophers men’s basketball players might be in the mix).In any event: Who ya like? What a depression will be like.This entry was...
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RotoRob (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
... growth remains to be seen at this point. The rotation certainly has plenty of room for growth – Francisco Liriano should be that much better in 2009 another year removed from Tommy John surgery and Nick Blackburn should improve his hit rates in his second season. However, despite his 12 wins last season, I’m not sold on Glen Perkins as the fifth starter, although I suppose you could...
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Baseball America (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
... FieldAaron HicksRight FieldDelmon YoungDesignated HitterJason KubelNo. 1 StarterFrancisco LirianoNo. 2 StarterScott BakerNo. 3 StarterKevin SloweyNo. 4 StarterNick BlackburnNo. 5 StarterGlen PerkinsCloserJoe NathanTOP PROSPECTSOF THE DECADEYearPlayer, Position20081999Michael Cuddyer, 3bTwins2000Michael Cuddyer, 3bTwins2001Adam Johnson, rhpSo. Maryland (Atlantic)2002Joe Mauer, cTwins2003Joe...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
It was a surprisingly competitive season, especially considering starter Francisco Liriano spent most of the first half in the minors working the rust off from Tommy John surgery. Right fielder Michael Cuddyer and setup man Pat Neshek also spent large chunks of time on the disabled list while free-agent additions Mike Lamb at third base and Adam Everett at shortstop were busts.
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
It was a surprisingly competitive season, especially considering starter Francisco Liriano spent most of the first half of the season in the minors working the rust off from Tommy John surgery two years ago. Right fielder Michael Cuddyer and setup man Pat Neshek also spent large chunks of time on the disabled list while free agent additions Mike Lamb at third base and Adam Everett at...
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Baseball America (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Every year we rank prospects from the day they arrive in the Gulf Coast League to the day they graduate from the Pacific Coast League. Here's a look at the league top 20s beginning with the first list we posted to the Web back in 2002.: Matt Wieters was the man: Justin Upton ranked No. 1 in a pair of leagues: Clayton Kershaw impressed in the Gulf Coast League: Jay Bruce and Francisco Liriano...
