{"playerId":1145,"percentChange":-20.2,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":77.9,"playerRaterSEASON":5.9,"playerRater7DAY":-1.1,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Liriano will start Tuesday's wild-card matchup against the Reds, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.","spin":"With a 3.02 ERA and 163 strikeouts in 161 innings this season, Liriano has been the Pirates' unquestioned ace, so it's no surprise he'll be tabbed to start their first postseason game since 1992. A.J. Burnett will start Game 1 of the NLDS series should Liriano and the Pirates dispatch the Reds on Tuesday.","date":"Sat Sep 28"},"fullName":"Francisco Liriano","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"You -- and the Pirates, for that matter -- should really know better. Fantasy owners who draft, or roster in-season, Liriano are always hoping for a return to his glory years of 2006 or 2010, and remember that his 2006 wasn't even a complete season. He simply cannot throw strikes on a consistent basis: He walked 12.6 percent of the hitters he faced last season, fourth worst in the majors, and he located his pitches in the strike zone only 45 percent of the time, the 10th-worst rate in the majors. Liriano does possess a filthy slider, and when his other offerings hit their spots, he can rival the best in the game for short spurts; his no-hitter on May 3, 2011, serves as an example of that. But make no mistake: Drafting and/or owning Liriano requires plenty of aspirin and antacids.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":0,"playerRater15DAY":0.7,"positionRank":25}