My 2 cents: Liriano has had a fine SP career. The idea that he would have been better off as a reliever is pretty silly. For long stretches he has been absolutely dominant. Unfortunately for him, he's also been very inconsistent. And when he's bad, he's really bad. But he has enough elite equity built up where I'd never go back in time and convert him to a releiver from the get go. I also disagree that a dominant releiver isn't as valuable as an average starting pitcher. Dominant releivers can have a huge effect on a season, just as much as your #3 starter. If I had to choose I'd take a staff of average starters and elite relievers over a staff of very good starters and average relievers. The Royals have proven this model with their 2 great runs, and I still don't understand why they didn't do more to keep that elite pen intact.