Carl Pavano Should Provide the Twins with Some Much-Needed Stability

After a tough series in Cleveland, the Twins finally acquired a pitcher, which should have happened a week earlier. While it's tough to fault the Twins for not making a second move at the trade deadline, we can all agree that another move was necessary. The Twins left Cleveland and immediately acquired 33-year-old right-hander Carl Pavano from the Indians. Pavano may not be the pitcher most fans were hoping for, but he should help nonetheless.Pavano—in spite of his 5.37 ERA—has had a pretty good season. He struggled early in the season, especially in his first outing, where he gave up nine runs in just one inning of work, but since the start of May he's 9-5 with a 4.68 ERA. He was an All-Star back in 2004 with the Florida Marlins but has struggled to stay healthy since.Much like Francisco Liriano, he has a good slider and set of secondary pitches, but his fastball hasn't been very effective. But unlike Liriano, his control has been good this season, walking a...