Mar 28, 2008 5:12 PM EST

Francisco Liriano will not start the regular season with the Twins, according to a Yahoo! Sports report.

After tossing five innings in a Grapefruit League game on Friday Friday, the Twins? lefthander was optioned to Class A Fort Myers of the Florida State League.

Liriano is scheduled to start for Fort Myers next Thursday.

Via yahoo.com