Twins Update: Francisco Liriano is the cure to all ills

After yet another bad Carlos Silva start a couple of weeks ago, Ron Gardenhire finally heeded my advice and put Francisco Liriano into the starting rotation. Friday was his second start of the year, and it was a good one, as Liriano pitched 5 shutout innings on the way to a 3-1 Twins win. He's still on a pitch count (which I strongly support for a young guy like this), which is why he only went 5 innings, but he allowed 4 hits (walking 1) while striking out 6 in those 5 innings, which lowered his ERA to 2.51. As I said 10 days ago, pick this guy up on your fantasy team IMMEDIATELY if at all possible.

In other good Twins news, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed the Ballpark Bill at the Metrodome in a special ceremony before the game.

The new stadium will be located in the Warehouse District north of the Target Center, and it will be ready for the start of the 2010 season. The $522 million project -- $130 million of which will be paid by the club -- will fund the 42,000-seat, natural grass ballpark that has a view of the Minneapolis downtown skyline.

Currently, the Twins stand at 21-26, but considering the rise of Liriano and the new Ballpark that will be built, things could definitely be worse.