Troy, NY: After a blazing first block of games, the Haymakers are currently sitting atop the Less Filling West division with a record of 27-16. Looking to build on that early success, GM Ken Anderson traded young arm Homer Bailey and a 2012 round 1 pick for young enigma pitcher Francisco Liriano. Liriano who is 27, should give a good boost to the Haymakers rotation this season for the playoff push, but there are some questions about his consistency.
Pitching coach Doc Gooden seems to have a solution. "After looking at some video I think we know what the problem is," he said, "We have to get him to keep hitting the same release point. His slider is dead on, and if he can hit the same release point time and again his fastball will come around. His velocity seems good."
The question now is who will Liriano replace in the rotation? With uber-prospect Madison Bumgarner ready to move into the rotation the rest of the season there is a good amount of arms in Troy. One would think Clayton Richard would be the obvious answer, but Richard is currently 4-0 despite a 5.15 ERA. Brett Myers on the other hand was supposed to originally be the ace of the staff is 1-5 with a 4.19 ERA. "We have some planning to do," said the GM.
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