Indians' Brady Aiken: Confident arm is ready to go

Aiken, whose fastball had dipped more than five mph following Tommy John surgery, said his velocity has come back up and his arm feels "as ready as ever," MLB.com's Jim Callis reports.

As the consensus top prospect out of high school, Aiken was drafted No. 1 overall to the Astros in 2014. The deal later fell apart after his physical raised more than one red flag. He attended IMG Academy post-graduate program in Florida, where the left-hander suffered an elbow injury that led to surgery. Cleveland decided to take a chance on the 20-year-old by drafting him with the 17th overall pick in 2016. Aiken told Callis that he believes the comeback experience will make him a better pitcher in the long run. The Tribe's No. 9 prospect is worth keeping an eye on in dynasty formats this season.