Indians' beat writer Paul Hoynes suggests that "unless something unexpected happens in the next couple of weeks ..... a realistic goal for Nick Swisher's return is late April or early May." (Paul Hoynes)
Fantasy Impact
This creates a vacancy at DH in the opening day lineup which means that the two outfielders David Murphy and Ryan Raburn are both expected to make the 25 man roster. They will compete with young 1B prospect Jesus Aguilar for playing time.