Minnesota Twins third base coach Al Newman is the latest member of the team to part ways with the organization. Newman is on his way out to be an advance scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

It is being said that Newman is not being made a scapegoat for the team having fallen short of making the postseason for the fourth-consecutive season, but rather just that he had some philosophical differences with manager Ron Gardenhire and others in the organization.

Frankly, if any coach should be on the way out, it's hitting coach Scott Ullger, since the number one reason the Twins are sitting at home right now is because of their inability to hit. I have no personal issues with Scotty, but it was abundantly clear the entire season what the team's foremost deficiency was. Instead of being fired, it's being rumored that Ullger could possibly take over Newman's spot at third base, in which case he would be replaced as hitting coach by the likes of former Twin and Hall-of-Famer Paul Molitor or Triple-A Rochester hitting coach Bill Springman.

» Al Newman leaves for Diamondbacks [Minneapolis StarTribune]

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