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It's no secret to Twins fans that the team needs another starting pitcher next season with Francisco Liriano undergoing rehab, Brad Radke retiring and Carlos Silva coming off a terrible year. Unfortunately, I'm starting to run out of hope that they'll land the type of pitcher they need.

Francisco Liriano has decided to undergo Tommy John surgery after months of questioning whether strength training was an effective option. Liriano will have the procedure done on Monday and will then immediately begin on what's expected to be 18 months of rehab. The chances of him returning during 2007 is virtually zero and even when he returns in 2008 there may be questions marks as to how effective he will be.

There's some bad news in Twins nation and it isn't that the Twins lost 9-0 to the Rangers on Tuesday night. The Twins website reported that Francisco Liriano will skip his next start with pain in his throwing elbow. They're downplaying it as a precautionary measure, but I can't help but be a little worried. Boof Bonser is being recalled to make the start on Wednesday, and I'm willing to bet his second go-around in the majors won't be much better than his first.

Much to my surprise, Carlos Silva put together a good start on Monday agains the Texas Rangers. It was one of those nights where he could've given up 6 or 7 runs thanks to 15 runs in the first 6 innings by Minnesota's offense. It's good to see Silva put together a decent start. The Twins need to shore up the bottom half of the rotation if they have any chance of finding themselves in the playoffs this fall.

Much to my surprise, Carlos Silva put together a good start on Monday agains the Texas Rangers. It was one of those nights where he could've given up 6 or 7 runs thanks to 15 runs in the first 6 innings by Minnesota's offense. It's good to see Silva put together a decent start. The Twins need to shore up the bottom half of the rotation if they have any chance of finding themselves in the playoffs this fall.