Liriano signed a minor-league deal with the Mariners on Sunday that includes an invitation to big-league camp, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Liriano joined the Mets in spring training last year and spent 2019 at Triple-A Syracuse, where he had a .209/.346/.403 slash line with 10 home runs in 82 games. The 28-year-old last saw action in the majors with the White Sox in 2017 when he totaled 46 plate appearances in 21 games.
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Mets' Rymer Liriano: Heads to minors camp
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The Mets assigned Liriano to their minor-league camp Tuesday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Even with three lineup regulars (Jed Lowrie, Yoenis Cespedes and Todd Frazier) for the Mets seemingly on track to begin the season on the injured list, there wasn't a clear path for Liriano to break camp with the big club. The outfielder will likely report to Triple-A Syracuse after spending 2018 at the minors' highest level as a member of the Brewers and Angels organizations.
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Mets' Rymer Liriano: Links up with Mets
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Liriano signed a minor-league contract with the Mets on Thursday, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.
The deal includes an invitation to spring training. Liriano spent all of the 2018 campaign at Triple-A, splitting time between Colorado Springs (Brewers) and Salt Lake (Angels) and slashing a combined .253/.342/.472 with 20 homers and 11 stolen bases in 102 games. The 27-year-old has failed to impress during a pair of brief major-league stints, hitting a combined .220/.293/.287 in 59 games. He projects as organizational outfield depth.
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Brewers' Rymer Liriano: Rejoins Brewers
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Liriano signed a minor-league contract with the Brewers on Thursday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Liriano was let go by the Angels earlier this month and had a .268/.343/.523 slash line with 16 home runs for Triple-A Salt Lake this season. The 27-year-old spent spring training with the Brewers in 2016, when he was hit by a pitch in the face and suffered facial fractures and a concussion that sidelined him for the season. Lirano will report to Triple-A Colorado Springs to bolster the organization's outfield depth with Keon Broxton and Brett Phillips still on the major-league roster.
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Angels' Rymer Liriano: Inks minors pact with Angels
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Liriano signed a minor-league deal with the Angels, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.
A former top prospect, Liriano will join a new organization after hitting .256/.323/.416 with 17 home runs and seven steals in 123 games with the White Sox's Triple-A affiliate last season. Liriano's power is intriguing, but his speed has tailed off in recent years, and he has largely struggled to hit enough to profile as a big-league piece. He will serve as organizational outfield depth and will get a chance to make the team this spring as the fourth outfielder.
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Rymer Liriano: Hits open market
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Liriano was outrighted by the White Sox on Wednesday.
The White Sox opted to dump Liriano from the 40-man roster, and the 26-year-old in turn becomes a minor-league free agent. He missed all of 2016 after being hit in the face by a pitch during spring training, but returned to hit 17 homers in 123 games with Triple-A Charlotte this season. However, he also struck out 133 times in 500 plate appearances, and Liriano will need to make more consistent contact if he's to ever carve out a significant role at the big-league level.
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White Sox's Rymer Liriano: Set to take paternity leave
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Liriano will be away from the White Sox for three days to attend the birth of his child, Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune reports.
It's not clear if Liriano will be placed on the paternity list or not with the White Sox not in need of his roster spot, but it appears he will not play again until next Tuesday at the earliest. Liriano has seen sporadic playing time in left field since starting four games in a row out there earlier this month, and his absence will leave Nicky Delmonico and Alan Hanson to handle those duties over the weekend.
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White Sox's Rymer Liriano: Shines in Monday's loss
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Liriano went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Indians.
Liriano has started all three games since being called up from Triple-A Charlotte. Once a highly touted prospect, he missed the entire 2016 season after suffering facial fractures when he was hit by a pitch. That led to a concussion and vision problems. At this point, Liriano's merely trying to reclaim a career in baseball and is with an organization that will grant him an opportunity to show that he still belongs.
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White Sox's Rymer Liriano: Contract purchased, starts Saturday
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Liriano started in left field and went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Saturday's 5-4 win over Tampa Bay.
Liriano had his contract purchased from Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday after the White Sox placed Leury Garcia (thumb) on the 10-day disabled list. With both Garcia and Nicky Delmonico (wrist) sidelined, Liriano could be a regular in the starting lineup. The 26-year-old is a former top-100 prospect who spent time with manager Rick Renteria when the two were in the Padres organization. Trades have improved the organization's outfield prospects, so the White Sox aren't looking at Liriano as anything other than a stop-gap solution, although he could use the final month of the season to work his way into the outfield rotation for 2018.
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White Sox's Rymer Liriano: Contract purchased from Triple-A
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Liriano's contract was purchased from Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday.
Once a top prospect in the Padres' system, Liriano has floundered over the past couple seasons, in part due to injuries. He played 38 games in the majors in 2014, but has been confined to Triple-A since then. Liriano hit .256/.323/.416 with 17 home runs and seven steals in 500 plate appearances in the International League. With Leury Garcia (thumb) on the DL, there should be a handful of starts waiting for Liriano over the next couple weeks.
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White Sox's Rymer Liriano: Activated from DL
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Liriano (hamstring) is 1-for-6 with two walks and one RBI in two games since being activated from the disabled list.
Liriano was placed on the 7-day DL last Saturday with Triple-A Charlotte due to an apparent hamstring injury, though it appears it wasn't anything too serious as he returned to action after the minimum seven days. Given the White Sox's lack of outfield depth, if he's able to hit well with Charlotte, his combination of power and speed could see him earn a promotion sometime this summer.
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White Sox's Rymer Liriano: Placed on minor league DL
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Liriano was placed on the 7-day DL on Saturday with Triple-A Charlotte.
While the Charlotte Knights did not specify the nature of the injury, Liriano reportedly came up pulling his right hamstring after a groundout Thursday, so that is the presumed injury. He has some power and speed, and the White Sox are lacking in quality outfielders, so if he gets healthy and hits well with Charlotte, he could see a promotion this summer.
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White Sox's Rymer Liriano: Sent outright to Triple-A
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Liriano was outrighted to Triple-A Charlotte on Friday, Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago reports.
The 26-year-old has plenty of raw power, but he failed to capitalize on it during spring training, as he was only able to muster a .170 batting average with a whopping 22 strikeouts in 22 games. Liriano will head back to the minors to try to cut down on the whiffs, which likely opens the door for Cody Asche to land a major-league roster spot as a reserve outfielder.
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White Sox's Rymer Liriano: Dwindling chances for roster spot
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Liriano started in right field Saturday and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts against Cleveland.
When presumptive center field starter Charlie Tilson went down with a foot injury, the chances of Liriano and several other fringe outfielders were given a boost. Unfortunately for Liriano, he hasn't done much with the bat, hitting .170 with 18 strikeouts in 40 at-bats. Never mind a starting spot, Liriano's chances of a roster spot are quickly fading. Avisail Garcia is the presumed starter in right field while the center field competition between Peter Bourjos and Jacob May rages on as we approach the final week of camp. Because the White Sox are relatively thin in the outfield, Liriano could nab a bench spot, but both Cody Asche and Leury Garcia have out-hit him.
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White Sox's Rymer Liriano: Struggling in spring
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Liriano is 5-for-26 (.192) with two home-runs, four RBI and a 13:4 K:BB through 12 games this spring.
After missing the entire 2016 season with a serious concussion and severe facial fractures, the 25-year-old is looking to once again make a push for an Opening Day spot, this time with the White Sox. With starting center fielder Charlie Tilson expected to start the season on the DL, Liriano's chances of cracking the 25-man roster improved mightily, however he hasn't done much to help his case. He owns a horrendous 50 percent K-rate so far this spring, although he has flashed the power that was lauded when he was a prospect in the Padres organization. Liriano still has time to turn things around, but he will really need to produce the second half of spring if he wants to avoid Triple-A to start the season.
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White Sox's Rymer Liriano: Included in lineup Tuesday
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Liriano (concussion) will bat eighth and man left field in Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Mariners.
Liriano looked to be on his way to claiming a 25-man roster spot with the Brewers last spring, but a pitch taken to the head suffered late in Cactus League play resulted in him missing the entire season while he recovered from a serious concussion and severe facial injuries. He was picked up off waivers by the White Sox in October, and now that he's fully recovered, Liriano will once again make a bid for another Opening Day spot. Liriano has some prospect pedigree from his days in the Padres organization and has displayed intriguing power in the past, but he'll likely need a strong spring in order to avoid opening the season at the Triple-A level.
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White Sox's Rymer Liriano: In the right-field mix
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Liriano (concussion) will get playing time in right field during spring training, Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune reports.
The White Sox took a low-risk flier on the 24-year-old Liriano, who didn't play at all in 2016 following a concussion and facial fractures suffered during spring training last year. He appears to be a longshot to make the roster given the considerable time he's missed and manager Rick Renteria's comments about giving Avisail Garcia a shot to "settle into right field." Liriano could use the low-pressure environment of the minors to reboot his career, but will need to pass through waivers if the White Sox want him at Triple-A Charlotte.
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White Sox's Rymer Liriano: Headed to White Sox
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Liriano (concussion) was claimed off waivers by the White Sox on Friday.
Liriano missed all of the 2016 campaign due to a head injury sustained during spring training, but the White Sox decided to pounce despite the missed time. The 25-year-old possesses excellent raw power, although his strikeout problems could limit his ability to land a consistent big league spot. That being said, he'll likely make a run for a fourth-outfielder spot out of spring training.
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Brewers' Rymer Liriano: Will not play this season
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Liriano (concussion) will not play this season, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Liriano is still working his way back after suffering head and facial injuries during spring training, and he will now turn his focus to the 2017 season rather than try to make it back for September action this year. Liriano will likely compete for a reserve outfield job next spring as long as he is healthy.
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Brewers' Rymer Liriano: Still showing concussion symptoms
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Liriano is still showing concussion symptoms but they are decreasing, according to general manager David Stearns, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Now four months removed from being hit by a pitch and suffering multiple facial fractures, Liriano is still dealing with the lingering effects from the spring training incident. It sounds like a return this season for Liriano is not necessarily a given, but everything will depend on his progress or lack thereof in the weeks and months ahead. Liriano hit .292/.383/.460 with 14 homers and 18 steals in 131 games for the Padres' Triple-A El Paso affiliate in 2015.
