At the risk of being glib, I don't see what could possibly be written about Liriano which would mean anything at all at this juncture.  Everyone knows he was dominant when healthy, so the only things which matter are: a) when will he be healthy again, and b) how will his injury impact his performance?  Honestly, I wouldn't trust anything John (or anyone else) wrote now regarding these two questions.  An injury expert - such as Will Carroll or Rick Wilton - could break down the injuries and how this type of injury has impacted other players in the past, but I think any prediction at this point is pure speculation.

Perhaps Vanden Hurk falls into the same grouping, but I was thinking that he pitched enough in 2007 to give people a better idea of how his "comeback" (from injury) was coming.