Carrasco expects to be ready for Opening Day

CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco tries not to think too much about how the Indians’ World Series chances might have differed had he been healthy. What the pitcher has focused on is the job the rest of the rotation did and what that could mean for Cleveland’s quest to get back to the Fall Classic.

For the past two weeks, Carrasco has been throwing with no lingering issues from the fractured right hand he sustained in September. The big righty has played catch in Florida with fellow Tribe starter Danny Salazar, whose own injury woes kept him out of the playoff rotation. With both starters expected to be ready for Opening Day, Carrasco likes Cleveland’s chances once again.

“I’m 100 percent right now. I’m good,” Carrasco said Monday from the Dominican Republic, where he is helping deliver baseball gloves and shoes to kids this week. “I’m going to be ready this year to help the team. I can’t wait to go to Spring Training and start games and start the season again.”

Carrasco has been busy this offseason.

After the Indians’ deep postseason run, Carrasco and his family traveled to Europe for vacation. For the past three months, his home in Tampa, Fla., became the headquarters for medical supply and toy donations for charitable efforts for his native Venezuela through his foundation. The pitcher was in Cleveland last week for a scheduled checkup, has spent time …

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