{"id":484504,"date":"2010-03-29T11:39:32","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T15:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:fantasy,article,yhoo-ept_sports_fantasy_experts-230824:1"},"modified":"2010-03-29T11:39:32","modified_gmt":"2010-03-29T15:39:32","slug":"noise-twinkies-liriano-exceptional-cream-filled-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/484504","title":{"rendered":"Noise: Twinkies&#8217; Liriano, exceptional, cream-filled value"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/a323.yahoofs.com\/ymg\/ept_sports_fantasy_experts__25\/ept_sports_fantasy_experts-877073127-1269875789.jpg?ymNhl5CDF_E8NANU\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/a323.yahoofs.com\/ymg\/ept_sports_fantasy_experts__25\/ept_sports_fantasy_experts-877073127-1269875789.jpg?ymNhl5CDF_E8NANU\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<meta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" \/><meta content=\"Word.Document\" name=\"ProgId\" \/><meta content=\"Microsoft Word 11\" name=\"Generator\" \/><meta content=\"Microsoft Word 11\" name=\"Originator\" \/><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n \n  Normal\n  0\n  \n  \n  false\n  false\n  false\n  \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n  \n  MicrosoftInternetExplorer4\n \n<\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n \n \n<\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object \nclassid=\"clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D\" id=ieooui><\/object>\n\n\n<style>\nst1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }\n<\/style>\n\n\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 10]>\n\n\n<style>\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n table.MsoNormalTable\n\t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";\n\tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;\n\tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0;\n\tmso-style-noshow:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\n\tmso-para-margin:0in;\n\tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-ansi-language:#0400;\n\tmso-fareast-language:#0400;\n\tmso-bidi-language:#0400;}\n<\/style>\n\n\n<![endif]-->To hell and back is a phrase <span class=\"ysp-player\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/7504\/\">Francisco Liriano<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/7504\/news\" class=\"ysp_playernote_icon\" id=\"ysp_playernote_mlb.p.7504\">(notes)<\/a><\/span> is all too<br \/>\nfamiliar with. <\/p>\n<p>Over his tumultuous five year career, the Twins flamethrower<br \/>\nhas experienced euphoric highs and painful lows. When he replaced <span class=\"ysp-player\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/6880\/\">Carlos Silva<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/6880\/news\" class=\"ysp_playernote_icon\" id=\"ysp_playernote_mlb.p.6880\">(notes)<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nin the Minnesota<br \/>\nrotation in May &#8217;06, he bedazzled hitters with a nasty mixture of mid-90s<br \/>\nfastballs, hard-breaking sliders and bewildering changeups. The then<br \/>\n22-year-old&#8217;s spectacular end-game line (12 W, 2.16 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 10.71 K\/9) pointed<br \/>\nto years of dominance. <\/p>\n<p>Then Fransucko struck.<a name=\"remaining-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After experiencing elbow soreness later that season, he<br \/>\nopted to undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his &#8217;07 campaign before it even<br \/>\nbegan. His subsequent recovery over the next two seasons yielded unconfident<br \/>\nresults. Shrunken velocity and erratic control transformed the once vibrant<br \/>\nstar into a hittable WHIP whale. Walks led to earned runs. Fly-balls stretched<br \/>\ninto homers. Frustration mounted. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1plPyJdXKIY\">Warren G&#8217;s time in the spotlight<\/a> seemed<br \/>\nlonger. <\/p>\n<p>Though Liriano&#8217;s fantasy reputation has dipped to <span class=\"ysp-player\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/6910\/\">Erik<br \/>\nBedard<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/6910\/news\" class=\"ysp_playernote_icon\" id=\"ysp_playernote_mlb.p.6910\">(notes)<\/a><\/span> levels &#8211; his ADP currently stands at 220.41 (SP59) &#8211; he, in the timeless<br \/>\nwords of Joe Biden, is once again about to become a &quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/video\/biden-fbomb-at-healthcare-signing-10180783\">big (expletive)-ing<br \/>\ndeal<\/a>.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>While most baseball fans were cursing Old Man Winter, the<br \/>\nsouthpaw impressively plowed through hitters in the Dominican Winter League. In<br \/>\n37 innings he notched a microscopic 0.49 ERA and 47:5 K:BB split. Though the<br \/>\nsample size was small, his stellar efforts fostered P.T.J. (Pre-Tommy John)<br \/>\noptimism. More importantly, he regained swagger lost. <\/p>\n<p>So far this spring, the momentum has carried over. With his<br \/>\nslider in tiptop form, he&#8217;s humiliated hitters. Over 14 innings, he&#8217;s posted a<br \/>\n3.86 ERA and &#8211; keep your pants on &#8211; a 22:2 K:BB split. For the math majors in<br \/>\nattendance, that&#8217;s a staggering 14.14 K\/9. And get this he&#8217;s still refining his<br \/>\ncommand. <a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20100325&amp;content_id=8925686&amp;vkey=news_mlb&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=mlb\">From MLB.com<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&quot;In his latest outing on Thursday, Liriano<br \/>\ncontinued to stretch out as a starter throwing 67 pitches over four innings. <\/p>\n<p>Liriano wasn&#8217;t quite as sharp as he had been in previous<br \/>\noutings, allowing three runs on seven hits over his four innings. He said he&#8217;s<br \/>\nstill working on the location of his fastball, although it was his changeup<br \/>\nthat wasn&#8217;t working so well this time out against the Rays.<\/p>\n<p>Even without his changeup and his fastball location not quite perfect,<br \/>\nLiriano managed to strike out six batters over his first three innings.&quot;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ron Gardenhire briefly flirted with the idea of converting Liriano into a<br \/>\ncloser. But after Sunday&#8217;s announcement a <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/fantasy\/blog\/roto_arcade\/post\/Minnesota-bullpen-stuck-in-committee?urn=fantasy,230766\">dreaded bullpen-by-committee will be<br \/>\nemployed<\/a>, thoughts of the southpaw jogging in from the &#8216;pen to AC\/DC&#8217;s &quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8wcu5zAKm1I\">Fire your<br \/>\nGuns<\/a>&quot; are now deceased. Let&#8217;s be honest. He can&#8217;t hang with <span class=\"ysp-player\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/6620\/\">Jon Rauch&#8217;s<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/6620\/news\" class=\"ysp_playernote_icon\" id=\"ysp_playernote_mlb.p.6620\">(notes)<\/a><\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/limeytwinsfan.mlblogs.com\/rauchtattoo.jpg\">trailer-tastic neck tattoo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many cautious owners<br \/>\nstill consider Leery-ano tempestuous. However, the chances of him becoming a distressed<br \/>\nasset are minimal. Based on his lowly ADP, owners won&#8217;t be second-guessing. <\/p>\n<p>With his confidence<br \/>\nhigh, velocity back and slider snapping, he could finally deliver a mammoth<br \/>\nreturn.<\/p>\n<p>Liriano&#8217;s evil twin may<br \/>\nfinally be dead. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Fearless Forecast: 159.1 IP, 11 W, 3.88 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 153 K <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo courtesy of US Presswire <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To hell and back is a phrase Francisco Liriano(notes) is all too familiar with. Over his tumultuous five year career, the Twins flamethrower has experienced euphoric highs and painful lows. 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