Some winter ball action would have onlyhelped LaPorta and his bat (Photo: AP).Some news, notes, and thoughts from my Indians notebook…Winter no showThe Indians have several players currently participating in winter ball this offseason in places all around the globe in Australia, Panama, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic. While some Latin stars play a few weeks for their home country, most of the players participating in winter ball are those in the minor leagues on the cusp of the big leagues, those in the big leagues with a year or two experience that have struggled and need to figure some things out, and those who have had injuries and need to make up at bats or innings pitched.So why in the world is Indians’ first baseman Matt LaPorta not playing winter ball this offseason?The Indians have a big question mark at first base at the moment, and with how inconsistent LaPorta has been in his three years in the big leagues he would probably be best served to ...
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