CLEVELAND -- When a team hires a new manager, often times a fresh staff of new coaches comes along with him.
Yet, the first thing first-year Twins manager Paul Molitor did was to retain hitting coach Tom Brunansky, who has been with the team in that capacity since the beginning of the 2013 season.
He saw something in Brunansky last year. He saw how a team with limited star power or veteran experience was able to finish seventh in the MLB in runs scored. Only four players received enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title, yet it seemed whoever the Twins plugged into their lineup did their job, and the team kept scoring.