Liriano Injured

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BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates‘ plans to sign free-agent left-hander Francisco Liriano are on hold after the pitcher injured his right (non-throwing) arm sometime around Christmas.
Citing medical privacy laws, Pirates general manager Neal Huntington declined to reveal the nature or extent of Liriano‘s injury.
“We continue to have dialog with Francisco‘s (agent), but there is nothing to announce at this time,” Huntington said.
On Dec. 21, the Pirates and Liriano were close to finalizing a two-year, $12.75 million contract. The deal was pending the completion of a physical exam.
Liriano, 29, pitched last year for the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox. He has a fastball that touches 95 mph, but also has put up a plus-5.00 ERA and averaged five walks per nine innings each of the past two seasons.
The Pirates wanted Liriano to fill the No. 3 spot in their starting rotation, behind veterans A.J. Burnett and Wandy Rodriguez.
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It's his non-throwing arm, but is this enough to squelch the deal?