MINNEAPOLIS - If and when Jason Kipnis comes off the disabled list, there is really only one move for the Indians to make - Yandy Diaz should be optioned to Class AAA Columbus with Jose Ramirez going back to third base and Kipnis resuming his career at second base.
Manager Terry Francona has indicated that Kipnis could be activated Friday when the Indians open a three-game series against the White Sox in Chicago. Francona added the "best case scenario' stipulation to that possibility.
It's hard to blame him for that.
In September, catcher Yan Gomes was one rehab game away from joining the Indians in preparation for the postseason when he was hit by a pitch at Class AA Akron and suffered a broken right hand.