Royals' Lorenzo Cain: Progressing as planned in rehab from wrist injury

Royals manager Ned Yost said that Cain (wrist) is on schedule with his rehab this offseason and will be "100 percent ready to go" when the season starts, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

The expectation is that Cain won't be able to swing a bat for another couple of weeks, but his rehab progress to this point is a very encouraging sign as the Royals look to get him ready for Opening Day. In addition to missing time last season, Cain's slash line took a hit across the board in 2016, as he failed to hit .300 for the first time since 2013 while seeing his slugging percentage fall from .477 to .408.