Grady Sizemore To The DL.... Again

The 1st place Indians lost who should be their best player for the 3rd time this year with a knee injury.

Sizemore has never been the same for the passed 3 years, and last year was out 10 months due to microfracture surgery. He wasn't having the best year this year hitting around .240 with 10 hrs and 30 rbis, but he's been injured a lot.

The Indians have been amazing this year figuring they have been able to still be in 1st place after 92 games with that slapstick line up and rotation.

Nationals Looking At Carmona, Sizemore (UPDATED)

"The Nationals have had "conversations" with the Indians about Fausto Carmona and Grady Sizemore, reports Phil Wood of MASNsports.com. Another source tells Wood the Nats "are working on 'a number' of other trades," as well (MLBTradeRumors)."

Sizemore hasn't been healthy the last two years, and he is due $7.5 million this year, and have a team option of $8.5 million for next year. Rumor has it they are looking to move him. Still, he isn't the main part of this deal for the Nationals.

The Nationals have been looking for another pitching to help out the top part of their rotation. I am not a big Carmona fan, but I do think in the NL he could be very affective. Everything he does just reminds me of an NL pitcher. By that I mean he is a ground ball pitcher, that doesn't strike out a lot of people.

The problem here is that the Nationals farm system is pretty weak when you eliminate guys like Bryce Harper, and Stephen Strasburg. So, it will be interesting to see if they have the prospects to be able to pull a deal like this off.


***UPDATE***

Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain-Dealer says "there's not much meat" to the rumor about Carmona and Sizemore potentially going to the Nationals. MLB.com's Bill Ladson says he's heard the same (MLBTradeRumors).

Sizemore To Be Shut Down

"Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore might be shut down before the end of the season in order to undergo surgery on his left elbow. "There's still a chance we could shut him down early," manager Eric Wedge told the CC Sabathia, would be the center fielder if Sizemore's season ends early. Michael Brantley, one of the players acquired last season in the deal for CC Sabathia, would be the center fielder if Sizemore's season ends early (ESPN)."

It has been a long and terrible year for Sizemore and the Indians. Sizemore batted just .247 with 18 HRs 64 RBI with only 13 SBs. Their season is over, so they should just shit him down and get him healthy. It looks like that will happen in the next day or show. Sizemore is one of my favorite players in the MLB, so I really hope he can come back healthy next season.

Sizemore Injury Update

Cleveland Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore could need arthroscopic surgery if two more weeks of rest don't calm his inflamed left elbow.

Sizemore, placed on the disabled list Sunday, would likely not return to the lineup until late July if surgery is needed.

Aside from an interleague series at Cincinnati, Sizemore has served exclusively as the designated hitter for the last two weeks. The Indians are hoping that the time spent as a DH, along with the next two weeks of rest, will be enough to calm the inflammation that has hampered Sizemore for much of the season.

With Cleveland already having a bad year, it will be very devastating if their best player is out with an elbow injury if the inflammation doesn't go down. Sizemore will be reevaluated when he is eligible to come off the disabled list. If the elbow is still sore, he will then have the surgery, which comes with a scheduled recovery time of four to six weeks. Ouch. Cleveland already has 9 players on the DL in the short season. Get ready for a firesale in Cleveland, America.