There had been some chatter in recent days that the Twins were interested in bringing back Francisco Liriano in an attempt to bolster their pitching staff. Liriano, of course, had some good times (and bad times) in Minnesota but won 23 games with a 3.20 ERA in two seasons with the Pirates and found himself to be a commodity in free agency this year.
But according to this report, Liriano is returning to the Pirates on a three-year, $39 million deal.
Speculation from LEN3 was that Liriano was seeking and would get a deal worth between $10 million and $12 million per season, so he clearly did well with that contract with Pittsburgh. And it was probably more money and a longer term than the Twins were interested in giving him.
But still: cross him off the list.
