PT TOMORROW: AL Central—Opportunity awaits Chisenhall upon return

Cleveland Indians

Lonnie Chisenhall (OF, CLE) began a rehab assignment on May 21, as he works his way back from a right calf strain that has had him on the DL since the first week of April. Reports are that he will start off slowly, initially playing every other day at AAA-Columbus to rebuild his strength, which might mean he'll be there a little longer than the typical rehab assignment. We gave the 29-year-old Chisenhall an "UP: 25 HR" in the 2018 Baseball Forecaster, and considering that other than Michael Brantley and the injured Tyler Naquin, no Indians outfielder has an OPS higher than .620 so far, there seems to be a playing time opportunity available for him to seize. Prior to his injury, Chisenhall only had 17 AB, but he did...

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