The Blue Jays traded Francisco Liriano to the Astros for Nori Aoki and a outfield prospect Teoscar Hernandez. Liriano will relieve:
Liriano has appeared in 303 major league games, but he has started 274 of those games. This would be a rare role for him. But at a time when the asking prices are reportedly high on lefty relievers like Brad Hand, this could be a stealthy addition for the Astros.
Liriano has still done one thing exceptionally and consistently well this year and throughout his career: he’s neutralized left-handed batters. He’s limited lefties to a .262 wOBA and a .230/.254/.361 slash line in 2017. For his career, he’s limited lefties to a .272 wOBA and a .219/.294/.305 slash line.
So the Astros get a LOOGY who can also do long relief? This is going to be interesting.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2vmD2v7
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