MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota manager Paul Molitor said he can see some guys occasionally look back at all the space behind them, when they wave their outfielders to come in.
The Twins' defensive resurgence has been key in the team's turnaround from the cellar of the American League Central, to division contender. Even though they were surpassed in the standings -- for the first time since May 10 -- this past weekend, improvements have been evident through the first 67 games of the year.
And it has as much to do with the positioning of the outfielders than anything else.