CLEVELAND -- As the story goes, Bradley Zimmer was in the Indians' training room after having worn a fastball to the ribs earlier in the afternoon in a Cactus League game three springs ago. When the medical staff examined his side, there was no bruising or mark to be found.
"This guy's a machine," Michael Brantley said nearby.
That is why "Machine" wound up on the back of Zimmer's jersey for Players Weekend last season, which was the rookie's first taste of the Major League stage. The center fielder lived up to the moniker, too.