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This guy was seen in Goodyear. Anybody recognize him?

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No pic here either; although I get a nice perpetual spinning icon

That is weird, instead of a pic all I see is a blue circle going round and round, like it is loading. That never happened before. Anyway, it was Michael Brantley. Looked a tad out of shape, IMO. Sporting a bit of a beer belly...

Glad to know Michael is getting himself ready for opening day, which for him could be in May or June.

I hope Brantley gets healthy and gets back every day. He is so important to this team.

In more ways than one.

Lindor use to go to Napoli when he was on the team !

That's the first I've heard that.

Not saying Nap wasn't a clubhouse leader. Just don't remember the Latino crowd rushing to his locker.

I doubt it. Lindor is far too good to have taken much from Nap.

The one thing Nap was good at was seeing a lot of pitches in an at bat - among the leaders.

Hopefully "Coach" Brantley can get back on the field too. As we know, he's got pedigree and you can tell he was taught hitting by a professional.

Hillbilly wrote:That's the first I've heard that.

Not saying Nap wasn't a clubhouse leader. Just don't remember the Latino crowd rushing to his locker.

I doubt it. Lindor is far too good to have taken much from Nap.

Ahhhhh I thought the emojis gave it away !!!!!

You put so many in there that it was confusing. Not sure what they all meant. Have to be a damn Navajo speaking WW2 decoder to figure it out.

LOL

Mark @MarkMcL_
Hey dude @BauerOutage when we hangin?

Trevor Bauer @BauerOutage
Probably never

LOL ... Savage... At least he was honest.

Bauer is a good follow on Twitter. He told a funny story a few weeks ago about how he was in a restaurant and the server told him he looked like the Indians pitcher.

Still, Brantley and the Indians are confident. They feel much better about his ability to rebound from ankle surgery instead of the shoulder variety.

"Shoulder, hands down," said Brantley, when asked what has been the hardest rehab between the two. "The shoulder has so many moving parts and so many things you have to do. ... Definitely the shoulder."

But there is still much to be done. Brantley has to get to the point where he can cut and turn on the ankle to give him the mobility to play left field.

He said he really didn't know if the Indians would exercise his option or not.

"I just knew this was where I wanted to be, that's first and foremost," said Brantley. "I didn't have any doubts. Me and Mr. Antonetti talked. I talked to the front office and we had an open dialogue the whole time. They express what their plays were and I'm back.

"There was nowhere else I wanted to be, nowhere else I continue to want to be. I love the guys in this locker room and in the front office. I'm thankful and blessed to be back here. It's a good group of guys."

Yonder Alonso's first swing as an Indian was a HUGE blast. No doubter, out of the park.

Game is on STO for those that have it.

(Game started almost 2 hours ago but I'm just now getting around to watching it on DVR)

This would be another RH bat option who they would give away. And eat money.

Yasmany Tomas - OF - Diamondbacks

Yasmany Tomas singled and drew a walk in Friday’s Cactus League game against the Rockies.

While Tomas had a nice day at the plate, the same couldn’t be said for in the field, as he misplayed a fly ball and had it roll past him for an error. The Diamondbacks acquired both Steven Souza and Jarrod Dyson this week, so Tomas is an expensive bench bat at the moment.

A trade would be the best outcome — preferably to an AL club — but the D-Backs would have to eat some cash to make it palatable.