December and be ready for spring training, the Cleveland Indians announced Friday.?Brantley, 29, appeared in only 11 games in 2016 due to a nagging right shoulder injury. He had surgery

Outfielder Michael Brantley is expected to resume baseball activities in December and be ready for spring training, the Cleveland Indians announced Friday.?Brantley, 29, appeared in only 11 games in 2016 due to a nagging right shoulder injury. He had surgery to repair a small tear in his right labrum in November 2015 and began the 2016 season on the disabled list. Brantley had a season-ending second shoulder surgery in August for?biceps tendinitis.?The outfielder hit .310/.379/.480 with 15 home runs, 84 RBIs and 15 stolen bases during his most recent full season in 2015. He was named an All-Star in 2014, a season in which he batted .327/.385/.506 with 20 home runs, 97 RBIs and 23 stolen bases.?The Indians also announced that starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco will resume throwing next month and be on a normal throwing program during the offseason. The right-hander was declared out for the year on Sept. 30 with a fractured pinkie finger, which he suffered after being hit with a line drive during a Sept. 17 game against the Detroit Tigers.?Carrasco, 29, was 11-8 in 25 starts last season. He posted a 3.32 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, struck out 150 batters and allowed 34 walks in 146 1/3 innings.? Nike Flyknit Shoes Outlet . While hell be dialed in to that tournament on a course he loves, you can forgive him if his eyes glance down the calendar just a bit, towards April. Nike Flyknit Cheap Online . 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Hes either 168cms or 177cms, depending on which media guide you read, and a bantamweights 75kg, but in spite of those physical shortcomings has gone on to forge one of the colossal careers in the AFL.And this weekend, when Brent Harvey steps out for his 426th appearance in North Melbournes royal blue and white stripes against Collingwood, he will join former Hawthorn great Michael Tuck at the top of the tree for most VFL/AFL games played.Its an extraordinary achievement for a pipsqueak who was taken at No.47 in the 1995 national draft and, because of his size, has forever been underestimated.Having played his junior footy at Preston RSL before progressing to the Northern Knights, Harvey was given his first game in the big time by Kangaroos coach, Denis Pagan, in 1996 - in the final round against Richmond at the MCG.There was no hint then that the little No.29 had anything special about him, and certainly not the makings of a 20-year career at the highest level. He picked up the grand total of one handball in the Roos convincing win and was promptly dropped for the next game.A month later, he looked on as his new teammates took out the 1996 premiership.As grainy YouTube footage shows, Harvey was even more of a whippet then as he is now, the North jumper hanging loose on his spindly frame.Yet using his speed, skill and vision - like any smaller member of the food chain, he needed to know where his predators lay - Harvey quickly became a mainstay as a rover/small forward in the Kangas all-conquering team of the late 1990s.By 1999, Harvey was averaging 17 touches a game and come Grand Final day, he positively shone, collecting the ball 21 times and kicking a goal as the Kangaroos beat Carlton to take out their fourth flag.His kicking technique has always been a masterclass in how to execute the most important of footys skills.Few players over the past 20 years have been as dangerous when charging through the midfield and looking upfield for a forward to kick to. Invariably, he chooses the right option; almost always his pass ends up on the chest of a teammate in a better position. This is as true now, in 2016, as it was at the turn of the millennium.Yet for all his brilliance and longevity, Harvey has never been trruly embraced by neutral supporters.dddddddddddd Of course there is a sneaky admiration and respect for all hes achieved, and everyone understands how devastating he can be on his day, but hes not loved in the way that Gary Ablett is, or say Cyril Rioli.Perhaps thats because hes seen as selfish and hungry for a goal; maybe its because he chirps away at umpires and occasionally sooks when things dont go his way.But that would seem to be small-minded and mean-spirited. Because Boomer embodies much of what is great about the indigenous code: that it is a game able to be played by anyone regardless of size (or, for that matter in 2016, gender).And heres the interesting thing about Harveys height: he appears to have grown steadily from the time he arrived at Arden St in 1995 as a 17-year-old. Then, he was listed in the AFL Media Guide at 168cms. In 2005, he had apparently grown to 172cms and this year hes officially shot up to a towering 177cms.THE BRENT HARVEY FILEMOST KICKS: 29 v St Kilda, Rd 7, 2000MOST HANDBALLS: 25 v West Coast, Rd 3, 2010 25 v Geelong, Rd 19, 2013MOST TACKLES: 9 v Hawthorn, Rd 5, 2010MOST GOALS: 6 v Melbourne, Rd 3, 2016TOTAL BROWNLOW VOTES: 187HARVEY v TUCK: At a glanceIn looking at the careers of Harvey, Tuck and the third member of their 400-game club, Tiger great Kevin Bartlett, its clear they share many of the same physical attributes. They were/are all sinewy, wiry and lean, with not a gram of spare fat on them. They were/are also incredibly durable athletes who rarely picked up injuries. And they could run all day.(The other notable aspect of the table below is the number of free kicks paid to, and conceded by, both Tuck and Harvey. The umpires might have been fewer in number during Tucks career but that clearly didnt mean they blew for fewer free kicks.)So when the Kangas diminutive No.29 runs out on to Etihad Stadium on Friday night, in front of a national TV audience, one of the great AFL careers should be acknowledged. Around 12,460 players have represented V/AFL clubs at the senior level over the past 119 years; only two of them have reached game No.425. 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