Carlos Gonzalez (knee) will be allowed to change direction while running when spring training begins, MLB.com reports.

Gonzalez (knee) will be allowed to change direction while running when spring training begins, MLB.com reports.

Analysis:

Gonzalez was cleared for straight-ahead running and on-field batting practice earlier this week, and barring a setback, will be given the green light to cut on the knee next month. Rockies GM Jeff Bridich also revealed that Gonzalez's left index finger, from which a benign tumor was removed last June, has healed and that Gonzalez is throwing. All signs point to the 29-year-old being close to a full-go at the start of spring training, but manager Walt Weiss suggested Gonzalez won't see a lot of action in the Cactus League, especially early on.