What one swing could mean for Cron

Photo by Rob Tringali/Getty ImagesOne of the best things to gauge in spring training is the health of players. As they ease into the season, many are coming back from injuries and are looking to show they are playing at 100 percent.

C.J. Cron, 31, is one of those players and there is a really good sign — specifically the speed of the ball leaving his bat on a double that hit the left-center field wall — that he has completely recovered from a 2020 knee injury.

After an impressive 2019 campaign with Twins where he hit .253/.311/.469 with 25 homers, Cron signed a one-year, $6.1 million deal with the Tigers in 2020. On a ground ball in a game on Aug. 10, Cron bent down to scoop the ball and…