If the AL Central ever feels like a never-ending game of musical chairs, the latest song just stopped with a familiar Tigers voice settling in Minneapolis. Keith Beauregard, one of the key architects behind Detroit’s offensive turnaround, is now the Minnesota Twins’ new hitting coach. For them to snag the guy who’s been in the cage with Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson, and Kerry Carpenter as they finally started looking like the core of a new Tigers era? That hits a little different.
And make no mistake, this move says as much about the Twins’ desperation as it does about Beauregard’s reputation.