Justin Morneau is having a good off-season with his health:

“I’ve been able to participate in everything that I need to do to get ready for the season,” said Morneau, coming off a season where he hit .267 with 19 homers and 77 RBI. “I’ve been hitting for about a month in the cage, and everything has been going good. It’s an exciting time of the year as opposed to the last couple of years when it has sort of been questionable.

“There’s nothing that bothers me. I mean, I feel as strong as I have any other year. Not to use the whole cliché of the best shape of my life or anything like that, but I feel strong, I feel healthy. I feel as good as I have most years when I’ve had a normal offseason. I think the years that I’ve managed to stay healthy are the best years that I’ve had. Hopefully this is one of those years. It’s looking that way going in. Hopefully it stays that way.”

The problem now with Morneau is age. He’ll play 2013 as a 32 year old. While he may have finally recovered from his concussion, he’s at a point in his career where his body starts betraying him. I hope he has a good year, but I would not be optimistic about him returning to MVP form.