BRADENTON, Fla. -- Late last September, Sean Rodriguez stood in front of his locker with his arms tucked at his sides, his hands in front of him and both palms facing up. He moved his hands apart, with his right forearm rotating close to 90 degrees but his left arm stopping short of that. Rodriguez was healthy enough to play, but his surgically repaired left shoulder was never at full strength last year.
Rodriguez repeated the movement Wednesday morning at Pirate City, this time twisting out each arm with full range of motion. Thirteen months removed from a dangerous car accident, Rodriguez is healthy again -- and it shows.