10:00: Liriano will earn $ 1.5 million salary and can earn performance bonuses if he joins the majors as a Jay, Shi Davidi from Sportsnet tweets.
21:12: The Blue Jays have agreed to impose conditions on a left-handed minor league contract Francisco Liriano, as Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun first report. He gets an invitation for spring training in the league.
Liriano previously played for the Blue Jays from 2016-17, but they sent him to the Astros last season in a deal that the fielder delivered. Teoscar Hernandez in Toronto. Hernandez has since enjoyed quite a bit of success as a Blue Jay, although Liriano has been at odds with the trade. However, he recorded a solid 3.47-ERA with a 50.3 percent baseball figure in 70 overs and 69 appearances as a Pittsburgh reliever in 2019. The 37-year-old withdrew last season due to concerns about COVID-19.
Since starting his career in 2005, Liriano has performed for six organizations, piling up 419 appearances and 300 starts. He has a 4.15 ERA / 3.93 SIERA with an above average result and running rate of 23.3 percent and 10.5 percent, respectively, more than 1,813 2/3 overs. Liriano will presumably compete this spring for a role in Toronto’s bullpen.