Report: Francisco Liriano dealt to Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays apparently weren’t finished after trading for veteran right-hander Scott Feldman earlier in the day.
According to Robert Murray of FanRag Sports on Monday, the Toronto Blue Jays have acquired lefty Francisco Liriano from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Source: Blue Jays get Liriano from Pirates
— Robert Murray (@RobertMurrayFRS) August 1, 2016
Stephen J. Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette adds that righty Drew Hutchinson will be heading to the Pirates as part of the deal.
Drew Hutchinson is coming to the Pirates in the Francisco Liriano deal.
— Stephen J. Nesbitt (@stephenjnesbitt) August 1, 2016
The 32-year-old Liriano hasn’t looked great in 21 starts for Pittsburgh in 2016. He’s just 6-11 with an ugly 5.46 ERA and a league-leading 69 walks issued. But the two-time Comeback Player of the Year can still miss bats and the Blue Jays rotation has skewed rather righty-heavy this season.
Liriano had drawn interest from the AL East before, and hopefully he can return to form for a 59-46 Blue Jays club knocking on the door of the division lead with less than 60 games left in the regular season.
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