Your 2019 Cleveland Indians

[bob2the2nd]

Was he not noticeably limping around 2B here?

Hoping it’s nothing

Looks like he switched to a stiff legged home Run trot.

Not worried. Yet

 

[sportscoach]

Looks like he switched to a stiff legged home Run trot.

Not worried. Yet

You aren't wrong, his gait isn't normal for him. He is still favoring that ankle to be honest. It is good though to see that swing, so he is on track, but i don't expect him to be completely ready until 30ish Abs/a couple weeks still.

 

[Lee]

He was due!!!

Agreed, he played so bad he should have given back some of the money he earned.

 

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

I thought this was really cool.

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/AdmiredDesertedAlbatross-mobile.mp4

 

[BMAN]

I thought this was really cool.

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/AdmiredDesertedAlbatross-mobile.mp4

You follow pitching ninja on twitter? If not you’d love it.

 

[sportscoach]

I thought this was really cool.

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/AdmiredDesertedAlbatross-mobile.mp4

That is what is starting to make Bauer so good is the fact he can throw multiple pitches from the same slot and the hitter cannot tell which one it is from his hand.

 

[BimboColesHair]

Was he not noticeably limping around 2B here?

Hoping it’s nothing

They have him wearing something for his ankle and for his calf.

It was already a good sign that they sent him on the road to rehab. It’s an even better sign that he was back in the lineup today. They never do that with rehabbing guys. You know how it normally goes. 99% of the time a guy is playing 5-7 innings, sitting the next game, then back to play 2 in a row.

 

[AZ_]

They have him wearing something for his ankle and for his calf.

It was already a good sign that they sent him on the road to rehab. It’s an even better sign that he was back in the lineup today. They never do that with rehabbing guys. You know how it normally goes. 99% of the time a guy is playing 5-7 innings, sitting the next game, then back to play 2 in a row.

Thought the same thing, if they're playing him back-to-back in his first rehab, he's close.

Not worried. Just looked a little funky last night.

 

[sportscoach]

They have him wearing something for his ankle and for his calf.

It was already a good sign that they sent him on the road to rehab. It’s an even better sign that he was back in the lineup today. They never do that with rehabbing guys. You know how it normally goes. 99% of the time a guy is playing 5-7 innings, sitting the next game, then back to play 2 in a row.

Still didnt like his gait, but the back to back is a good sign. He is only at 8 ABs, so I expect close to 30 before he is back, so still another week or two before a call up.

 

[BimboColesHair]

Still didnt like his gait, but the back to back is a good sign. He is only at 8 ABs, so I expect close to 30 before he is back, so still another week or two before a call up.

No way. If his body responds, I think he’s done after the weekend and back up.

Not a guy who needs a certain amount of ABs to be ready.

 

[AZ_]

If he's healthy, he won't need a week.

He can work through it at the big league level, he's too good of a player to need to "find it" in the minors.

 

[sportscoach]

No way. If his body responds, I think he’s done after the weekend and back up.

Not a guy who needs a certain amount of ABs to be ready.

Personally I would rather him get a full set of ABs since he missed all of spring as well. If he had a spring and this was midseason, I would agree with you, but I would rather be on the side of caution with him since without a healthy Lindor we almost have no hope in the playoffs. I am sure the brass will make the right decision at the end of the day, but id rather him get a few more ABs and be sure he is 100% then come up and try to find his swing while not being 100%. Lindor is a competitor and probably won't be sincere when he is 100% so a few extra ABs won't hurt things.

 

[Green Demon]

Personally I would rather him get a full set of ABs since he missed all of spring as well. If he had a spring and this was midseason, I would agree with you, but I would rather be on the side of caution with him since without a healthy Lindor we almost have no hope in the playoffs. I am sure the brass will make the right decision at the end of the day, but id rather him get a few more ABs and be sure he is 100% then come up and try to find his swing while not being 100%. Lindor is a competitor and probably won't be sincere when he is 100% so a few extra ABs won't hurt things.

So 100% you want to see Lindor at 100% but not a % before 100%.

 

[BimboColesHair]

Personally I would rather him get a full set of ABs since he missed all of spring as well. If he had a spring and this was midseason, I would agree with you, but I would rather be on the side of caution with him since without a healthy Lindor we almost have no hope in the playoffs. I am sure the brass will make the right decision at the end of the day, but id rather him get a few more ABs and be sure he is 100% then come up and try to find his swing while not being 100%. Lindor is a competitor and probably won't be sincere when he is 100% so a few extra ABs won't hurt things.

He is the last player who needs any of that. He doesn’t need minor league ABs, they do nothing for him.

Only hurdle he needs to jump over is how his body responds to playing. That won’t take long, as we’re already seeing.

He’ll get his maintenance days early on and won’t handle his normal workload at the MLB level, but some extra ABs in the minors does jack shit for a player like Lindor.

 

[BimboColesHair]

View: https://twitter.com/ZackMeisel/status/1118613785810391041


Aaaaaaaaaaand there we have it. That would be 3 straight games for him, which means he must be feeling good and responding well. Debuting at home with a Sunday night national TV game wouldn't be the worst thing...