I seem to recall something Rod Carew said; when he’d find himself in a slump (yeah, it happened) he’d work harder on bunting for hits. Find a way to get on even when stuff isn’t working. That’s why he’s in the HOF.
Certainly none of them were Bud Grant, or Jerry Burns. Actually, I’d have loved to see (and hear) it if Burnsie could have had a chance to manage a baseball team. “Just hit the ****ing ball, you ****ing idiot!”
Although the other reason Santana and Castro lead the team in PA is that they are the only two non-catchers who have spent no time on either the IL or in St. Paul.