The Twins reached into the Dodgers organization for a new hitting coach Thursday, hiring David Popkins. Popkins, 31, was hitting coach for the Great Lakes Loons last season. The Loons are a high Class A affiliate of Los Angeles based in Midland, Mich. The hiring was first reported by Jon Heyman of MLB Network. Popkins played college baseball at Cal-Davis and was in the St. Louis Cardinals ...