ATLANTA -- Before being traded from the Yankees to the Pirates ahead of Monday's non-waiver Trade Deadline, Ivan Nova heard good things about his new team from none other than Francisco Liriano.
The pair of starting pitchers grew up together in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, and over the past couple of seasons, Liriano raved about the Pittsburgh organization to Nova.
And as the dust settled on Monday and Liriano found himself on the way to the Blue Jays, the left-hander took one last chance to paint Nova a clear picture of what to expect with the Pirates.