Trust the process.   When ballplayers get off to slow starts, that can become a cliche, a catchphrase to talk themselves down a little bit from their early struggles.   Joe Mauer's stats at the end of the season's first month were not good, but a deeper dive showed that things were likely to get better.   They have.At the end of April, Joe Mauer was hitting a career-low .225/.271/.275 with just four extra base hits. Fans panicked again. Everyone whined and complained about the $23 million man. B