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Will Middlebrooks took a half-swing & soreness returned to his right wrist. It's nothing serious, but it conjured up the memory of his broken wrist from last year. Middlebrooks said he has worked his butt off in rehab & it's probably a good thing he did or the wrist could have been worse. Will should be OK to resume his training in a day or two. The only other story is David Ortiz leaving the team for a few days to attend to a personal matter in the DR. Several of my friends & family think Ortiz is lazy, a slacker if you will, & not putting out enough effort to return to the lineup. After all, he has his 2-year deal now. I say let's see if he's ready in one month on April Fools Day when the real games count.