FACTS/FLUKES: Liriano, Nunez, Crain, Jackson, Crow

Can Liriano bounce back... again? ... Another season, another crossroads in the volatile career of Francisco Liriano (LHP, MIN). Whether due to injury or ineffectiveness (sometimes both), Liriano seems to constantly vacillate between success and disaster. Coming off a season that was decidedly of the latter variety, what can be expected of Liriano in 2012?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA   H%   S%   G/L/F    Ctl   Dom  Cmd  hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ===  ====  ===  ====  ===
2006  121  2.16  2.45  29%  82%  56/21/23  2.4  10.7  4.5   13%  163
2008   76  3.91  4.34  31%  74%  42/18/40  3.8   7.9  2.1    8%   61
2009  137  5.80  4.56  32%  65%  40/19/41  4.3   8.0  1.9   13%   47
2010  192  3.62  3.13  34%  71% ...

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