24-year old lefty starting pitcher Francisco Liriano has been great since his return to the major leagues. Getting rid of Livan Hernandez and bringing up Liriano is looking like a stroke of genius by the Twins’ front office. Liriano has started 3 games in August for the Twins and he is 3-0 with a 1.45 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP. His recent surge has made his season numbers not so awful as he has now started 6 games for the Twins this season and he is 3-3 with a 4.97 ERA and a 1.59 WHIP. There’s no reason to think that Liriano won’t pitch well the remainder of the season and help the Twins try to beat out the White Sox for the division.