Indians' Brady Aiken: Begins 2017 in good health

Aiken says that he'll enter spring training healthy and expects all of his pitches will be ready to go, William Boor of MLB.com reports.

Aiken is nearly two years removed from Tommy John surgery, yet the Indians continue to treat him with extreme caution. He should see his workload increase this spring, giving the lefty's stock a slight uptick. Cleveland's first-round pick in 2015, and No. 9 overall prospect, was tattooed for 19 earned runs over 24 innings (7.12 ERA) in the Arizona League last year. Aiken is the definition of a high-risk, high-reward player, and those dynasty league owners who employ such strategies will likely be attracted to him.