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2. 新闻标题：
Tigers Sign Francisco Liriano, Louis Coleman(中文翻译从第六页开始)
3. 新闻内容：
By Steve Adams | February 23, 2018 at 3:08pm CDT
3:08pm: Liriano is officially a member of the Tigers.
12:44pm: The Tigers have agreed to a one-year, $4MM contract with lefty
Francisco Liriano, reports FanRag’s Robert Murray (Twitter link). The deal
also contains another $1MM in available incentives. Murray had recently
tweeted that the market for Liriano, a client of the Legacy Agency, was
picking up some steam.
Liriano, 34, enjoyed a resurgence as a key member of the Pirates from
2013-15, somewhat quietly reestablishing himself as a considerably
above-average big league starter.
The past two seasons, though, have been another story. Liriano has bounced
from Pittsburgh to Toronto to Houston, working to a combined 5.05 ERA through
260 innings as the control issues that hounded him earlier in his career
resurfaced (4.8 BB/9, 1.3 HR/9). Accordingly, Liriano’s swinging-strike rate
dropped to 11.4 percent in 2016 and 9.6 in 2017 — the worst marks of his
career.
Liriano still averages better than 92 mph on his fastball and can induce
grounders at an average or better rate. He also held lefties to a fairly
feeble .247/.300/.355 slash last season, though one would typically prefer to
see a bit more dominance against same-handed opponents when considering a
pitcher as a left-handed specialist. It’s not clear at this time whether he’
ll function as a starter or a reliever with his new club, though in his run
with the Astros last season, he worked exclusively out of the bullpen.
At present, though, the Tigers certainly seem like a team that could use some
rotation depth. Ace Michael Fulmer is coming off surgery to re-position the
ulnar nerve in his pitching arm, while Jordan Zimmermann battled neck and
back injuries in what was a dismal overall season in his second year with
Detroit.
Young lefties Daniel Norris and Matt Boyd have yet to cement themselves as
quality big league options, even though each has flashed potential on more
than one occasion. And righty Mike Fiers, signed earlier this winter to be
the fifth starter, is coming off a poor season himself, which led to a
non-tender from the Astros. Longtime setup man Alex Wilson is being stretched
out as a potential starter this spring as well, and veteran non-roster
invitee Travis Wood could also vie for a starting spot.
If Liriano is used in relief, he’ll join Blaine Hardy and Daniel Stumpf as
southpaws in a bullpen, where Wood could also compete for a spot. The current
composition of the Tigers’ bullpen is thin beyond closer Shane Greene, to
put things delicately. Jason Martinez of MLBTR and Roster Resource currently
projects Wilson (assuming he doesn’t start), Drew VerHagen, Hardy, Stumpf,
Joe Jimenez and Buck Farmer to round out the relief corps behind Greene.
Johnny Barbato, Zac Reininger and Jairo Labourt are all 40-man options in
Triple-A, while Wood, Enrique Burgos and Victor Alcantara headline the
non-roster invitees competing for jobs this spring.
Liriano is a known commodity for much of the Tigers coaching staff, as
first-year Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire served as his skipper from 2005-12
with the Twins. Tigers bullpen coach Rick Anderson was Liriano’s pitching
coach during his Twins days, while bench coach Steve Liddle and quality
control coach Joe Vavra were also on Gardenhire’s staff when Liriano was
with Minnesota.
Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
By Jeff Todd | February 23, 2018 at 4:42pm CDT
The Tigers have agreed to terms on a minors deal with righty Louis Coleman,
according to SB Nation’s Chris Cotillo (via Twitter). Additional terms of
the accord are not yet known.
Coleman, 31, has spent parts of six seasons in the majors, most recently in
2016 with the Dodgers. Though he struggled in his 48 frames with Los Angeles,
Coleman was at least able to show again that he could stay healthy after
missing the bulk of 2015. He posted velocity and swinging-strike (12.4%)
figures in line with his career norms, but ended the year with a 4.69 ERA and
8.4 K/9 against 4.5 BB/9.
It came as no surprise when Coleman settled for a minor-league agreement with
the Reds last winter, but it also seemed reasonable to expect he could earn
his way back to the majors. After all, prior to landing with the Dodgers,
Coleman owned a lifetime 3.20 ERA through 177 1/3 MLB frames.
As it turned out, though, Coleman failed to crack the Reds’ dreadful pen and
also could not earn a shot upon signing with the Diamondbacks in the middle
of the 2017 campaign. But he did rack up quality innings at Triple-A through
the year, ended with 64 frames of 2.25 ERA pitching over fifty outings.
Coleman averaged a solid 10.8 K/9 on the year, though he also surrendered 4.5
BB/9, reflecting a longstanding propensity to hand out a few too many free
passes.
Now, Coleman will join the mix at Tigers camp in hopes of earning a spot in
the pecking order — if not a MLB job out of camp. The organization is not
exactly loaded with sure things in the relief corps. Unsurprisingly, the
Tigers have brought in a few non-roster players already, including pitchers
such as Travis Wood and Enrique Burgos, to boost the depth and provide
competition this spring.
4. 新闻连结：
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/02/tigers-sign-francisco-liriano.html
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/02/tigers-to-sign-louis-coleman.html
5. 备注：
(1) 老虎队以$4MM/1YR签下现年34岁的Francisco Liriano，合约中包含$1MM的激励奖金。
另外，以小联盟约签下Louis Coleman。
(2) Liriano的速球仍有92 mph，制造滚地球的能力也高于平均值，对左打者也有一定压制
力(上季对左打者三围 .247/.300/.355)。
(3) 尽管上季从蓝鸟队交易至太空人后仅担任后援，但作者表示目前还不清楚他在老虎队
的定位是先发还是牛棚投手，不过以老虎队几位先发有受伤的情况判断，确实需要先着眼
于先发的深度(王牌Michael Fulmer右手肘动过尺神经复位手术，仍需一段复原期、Jordan
Zimmermann则是从去年开始就有颈部与背部的伤势，2/14才刚接受下背部的注射治疗)。
(4) Francisco Liriano与现任老虎队教练团颇有渊源，现任总教练Ron Gardenhire是他
生涯初期在双城队的总教练、现任牛棚教练Rick Anderson也是他在双城时期的投手教练、
现任板凳教练Steve Liddle、品管教练Joe Vavra也曾在双城Gardenhire任内麾下服务。
(5) 老虎队今年预计的投手阵容：
A. SP：Michael Fulmer、Jordan Zimmermann、Daniel Norris(L)、Matt Boyd(L)、
Mike Fiers、Francisco Liriano、Travis Wood。
*注：长期担任布局投手的Alex Wilson在春训期间也会尝试担任先发，不过预计不会先发。
B. RP：Blaine Hardy(L)、Daniel Stumpf(L)、Drew VerHagen、Joe Jimenez、
Buck Farmer、Johnny Barbato、Enrique Burgos。
C. SU：Alex Wilson。
D. CL：Shane Greene。
(6) Francisco Liriano去年在蓝鸟与太空人的成绩表现(去年薪水：$13.67MM)：
W - L ERA IP R ER SO BB ERA+ FIP WHIP
6 - 7 5.66 97.0 66 61 85 53 80 4.64 1.629