BA GRADE
45
Risk: Extreme
Born: March 7, 1995. B-T: R-R. Ht.: 6-2. Wt.: 175. Signed: Dominican Republic, 2012. Signed by: Matias Laureano Fortunato (Braves).
Atlanta released Liranzo in 2013, and the Orioles saw him take off after he recovered from 2014 elbow surgery. He was stateside by 2016, but because the team had to evaluate him for the 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 draft, he was pushed from low Class A Delmarva to Double-A Bowie and showed enough to be protected last winter.
After displaying uncharacteristically strong command in big league camp, Liranzo went back to Bowie for the 2017 season and struggled badly. Carrying a 6.85 ERA in early June, Liranzo got on the same schedule as Tanner Scott, which saw him make three-inning starts every fifth game to allow him to work on his mechanics between starts. That improved his results a bit, but his lack of control produced a career-high 5.95 walks per nine innings, even as he struck out 10.38 per nine. Liranzo has an electric arm with an above-average, mid-90s fastball, while featuring a slider and a splitter, but his arm lags behind his body in his delivery, causing his control to fail him.
Liranzo’s velocity makes him an intriguing middle-inning bullpen piece if he can stay around the strike zone, but his inconsistency could prevent him from being anything more.
Year |
Club (League) |
Class |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
2015 |
Orioles1 (DSL) |
R |
3 |
2 |
2.35 |
23 |
0 |
2016 |
Delmarva (SAL) |
LoA |
0 |
0 |
1.05 |
16 |
0 |
|
Bowie (EL) |
AA |
1 |
1 |
3.38 |
11 |
0 |
2017 |
Bowie (EL) |
AA |
3 |
4 |
4.85 |
31 |
12 |
Minor League Totals |
7 |
8 |
3.71 |
91 |
15 |
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Year |
Club (League) |
CG |
SV |
IP |
H |
HR |
2015 |
Orioles1 (DSL) |
0 |
0 |
38 |
28 |
0 |
2016 |
Delmarva (SAL) |
0 |
0 |
34 |
12 |
0 |
|
Bowie (EL) |
0 |
0 |
19 |
8 |
3 |
2017 |
Bowie (EL) |
0 |
2 |
65 |
54 |
12 |
Minor League Totals |
0 |
2 |
170 |
119 |
17 |
|
Year |
Club (League) |
BB |
SO |
K/9 |
WHIP |
AVG |
2015 |
Orioles1 (DSL) |
19 |
46 |
10.8 |
1.23 |
.200 |
2016 |
Delmarva (SAL) |
15 |
46 |
12.1 |
0.79 |
.109 |
|
Bowie (EL) |
12 |
20 |
9.6 |
1.07 |
.127 |
2017 |
Bowie (EL) |
43 |
75 |
10.4 |
1.49 |
.224 |
Minor League Totals |
103 |
202 |
10.7 |
1.31 |
.194 |
|