(Duane Burleson, Associated Press)
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Not much happens on the first day of spring training when pitchers and catchers report, but Michael Brantley changed the script Wednesday when he took some swings in the batting cage at the Indians' spring training site in Goodyear, Arizona.
Brantley was taking only dry swings, so there were no pitches coming his way. He was simply swinging his bat through air to test his surgically repaired right shoulder. For someone who is expected to open the season on the disabled list and not return until late April or early May, it was an encouraging day.