We all heard the Twins say that Francisco Liriano is considering surgery to repair his injured elbow. Let’s take a closer look at this…

The rookie pitcher for the Minnesota Twins played a key role in the team’s meteoric return to the top of the American League Central Division before being forced to leave the team this season due to an arm injury.

The Twins say Liriano left the team’s Fort Myers training facility in Florida to meet with an elbow specialist in Miami. He will make the decision to have the surgery in the next week or so. Liriano just returned to Fort Myers for rehab right after the Twins were swept by the Oakland Athletics in the American League Division Series. The team hoped that Lirianao would have had time to fully recover in February. Twins general manager Terry Ryan said the player was really frustrated about having to undergo possible surgery.

Liriano, 22, was 12-3 with a 2.16 ERA this season. He was considered a favorite to be selected for the American League Rookie of the Year award before the injury. After some difficulties in an August. Starting his seventh against Detroit, Liriano was forced to leave the game with sore elbow. After this game, he spent a short time in rehab before returning to the field for the September 13 game against the A’s. Although he showed a great game, he was forced to leave the game early once again due to sore elbow. As a result, Liriano did not pitch again in 2006.

Liriano has been diagnosed with a slight ulnar collateral ligament sprain. Team doctors hope this injury will go away with rest and rehabilitation. However, recovery seems to take longer than expected, forcing Liriano to consider surgery. According to there are few details about the type of surgery he would undergo. In fact, it has yet to be determined whether he will undergo Tommy John surgery, which would sideline Liriano for the entire upcoming season, or just an exploratory operation. More details will surely be revealed after the player has met with the Miami specialist.