Liriano

Here is an article from Baseball Prospectus talking about injuries. I would consider it good news. I would feel great if Liriano was ble to pitch next month.

Sometimes bad news can hide good news. While most of the report on Francisco Liriano was gloom and doom, the bottom line of the report was actually good. The Twins are glad that they waited for the MRI, getting a "clear picture" according to my medical source. "It had a signal," he said, indicating a part of the MRI that shows up as "abnormal," "but it was scarring, not an acute tear." In essence, Liriano was tearing apart the weakened portion of his once-injured and healed UCL. The pain he felt caused him to alter his mechanics, leading to cascade injuries, first in his forearm, then in his shoulder. Further tests showed some tendonitis in the shoulder, leading the Twins to put Liriano on a shoulder-strengthening program prior to any throwing program. There's no good timetable for this injury, mostly due to Liriano's reliance on his slider for effectiveness. It's my best guess that he'll be back in early to mid-September, though the Twins' status in the AL Central is going to be a big factor in determining when, or whether, he pitches again this year.