Twins Notes: Service Time, The New Jacque, and Rumors

Twins Notes: Service Time, The New Jacque, and RumorsFrancisco Liriano's agent made headlines over the weekend for filing a grievance with the Players Association alleging that the Twins are keeping Liriano at Triple-A to control his service time and delay his arbitration eligibility (and eventually his free agency). Liriano is predictably being ripped to shreds by fans and media members who feel that he's out of line, but in reality his agent is seemingly much more to blame for the situation.Ultimately Liriano has chosen to be represented by his agent and should certainly be held accountable for statements made on his behalf, but it sounds like Liriano expressed frustration with still being at Rochester--understandable given that he's 8-0 with a 2.53 ERA over his last 10 starts there--and his agent fanned the flames by... [read full story]