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Indians Re-Sign Grady Sizemore

By Tim Dierkes | November 23, 2011 at 10:12am CDT

Grady Sizemore will remain with the Indians in 2012, announced the team today.  Sizemore receives a $5MM base salary and $4MM in incentives on a one-year deal, tweets SI's Jon Heyman.  He has a chance to reach the value of the option the Indians turned down, with the incentives kicking in at 450 plate appearances according to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian.  Sizemore would get $500K for winning the Comeback Player of the Year award, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  A corresponding 40-man roster move is a few days away, according to the team.

Sizemore

The Indians chose a $500K buyout over Sizemore's $9MM option in October, and with at least eight teams showing interest it seemed that he'd play elsewhere for the first time in his big league career.  Sizemore, 29, is a risky player given his health issues the last three years.  From 2005-08, he was one of the game's best players for the Tribe, garnering MVP votes in each season.

Since 2009 Sizemore has missed time due to injuries to his elbow, abdominal wall, and left knee, the last of which required microfracture surgery in June of 2010.  He had surgery for a sports hernia this year, and a right knee injury culminated in an October arthroscopy.  He's expected to be ready for Spring Training.  Sizemore's agent, Joe Urbon of CAA Sports, says his client will continue to play center field for the Indians.    

Sizemore ranked 26th on my top 50 free agents list.  With six of the 50 having signed so far, five of the 5,020 entrants in MLBTR's free agent prediction contest have four correct picks. 

Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports first reported Sizemore's likely return to the Indians on Friday, with SI's Jon Heyman declaring it official this morning.

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36 Comments

  1. nestleraisinets

    14 years ago

    good for both sides…

    Reply
    • The_BiRDS

      14 years ago

      What a boring story.

      Reply
      • GREGM

        14 years ago

        We found a way to make it fun…LOL

        Reply
  2. Jonathunder

    14 years ago

    I really like the move.  Theres always going to be that risk that he isn’t going to be healthy, but if he turns out to be, we got a huge bargain.

    Reply
  3. GREGM

    14 years ago

    You say Grady Sizemore; most people think adult film star.  Just sayin’…

    Reply
    • The_BiRDS

      14 years ago

      Staring in “Fast Balls”

      Reply
      • GREGM

        14 years ago

         and “Going Deep”

        Reply
        • venn177

          14 years ago

          Don’t forget “Four bases, one swing.”

          Reply
    • Michael J. Loera

      14 years ago

      “BB: Butts on Balls”

      Reply
      • DD

        14 years ago

        LOL:  Two Balls; One Strike

        Reply
      • hscphillyboy

        14 years ago

        That is the REAL SF treat !

        Reply
    • The_BiRDS

      14 years ago

      “Backdoor Slider” “High and Tight” “Sizemore: in the hole” “Tape Measure Blast” … oh I could go all day!

      Reply
      • GREGM

        14 years ago

        “Balls in the Gap”, “Working Inside”, “Hit and Run”.

        Reply
        • The_BiRDS

          14 years ago

          Never realized how ronchy baseball really is….

          Reply
        • R04

          14 years ago

          Hopefully they don’t pound him inside too much this year. He’s gotta protect the inside part of the plate, especially with two balls on him.

          Reply
  4. Matt Manzella

    14 years ago

    Hometown discount. Have to believe there were better deals out there. Seems like everyone in the AL Central is making deals except the Sox. Get to it K-Dubs.

    Reply
  5. Michael J. Loera

    14 years ago

    MLB trade rumors should have a poll, “In what part of the season will Grady Sizemore be out for the entire year?”
    O Spring Training
    O 1-50 games
    O 51-100 games
    O 101-150 games
    O 150+
     

    Reply
    • hscphillyboy

      14 years ago

      Sometime just after you guys trade for him….lol

      Reply
  6. Wilsonl

    14 years ago

    Aw crap.. I chose the Giants.. 0 for 5..

    Reply
    • hscphillyboy

      14 years ago

      LOL

      Reply
  7. rockfordone

    14 years ago

    Waste of money -could have taken 5M towards Kubel – what are they thinking

    Reply
  8. Amy Perrine

    14 years ago

    If there is ever a time for Sizemore to return to his glory days it will be this year.  With the monetary incentives added in the contract plus a stellar performance could help him cash in on the last chance for a big-time multiyear contract with another team.  Even if he had more guaranteed money at another city, there is likely a comfort level for playing on the Tribe another year while getting his bearings straight. 

    Hopefully Sizemore will Beltre (Beltre: verb; to excel in a final year of a contract in order to maximize the money you will receive the following year by fooling would teams) in this single year contract to help the Tribe’s anemic offense and be able to cash in big with some other big spending team.  Or if the Tribe is out of it, there is always the promise of prospects and next year. 

    Reply
  9. Lunchbox45

    14 years ago

    Tease!!

    Reply
  10. hscphillyboy

    14 years ago

    Shoulda gone to Philly…..Have fun watching the playoffs again this year……

    Reply
    • bjsguess

      14 years ago

      Being a fan of a team that has choked big time for the past two years I find it funny that you are calling out someone who wants to play for the Indians. 

      Reply
    • R04

      14 years ago

      I had fun watching the filth choke in the first round.

      Reply
      • hscphillyboy

        14 years ago

        Choked….yup……still a great team….yup…..will contend for WS
        again next year….yup…….Indians will still
        suck…..yup………Have fun rooting for the “Dynasty” team that you
        root for….loser……..not worth putting up a different comment

        Reply
        • R04

          14 years ago

          A filth fan calling someone a loser. How ironic.

          Reply
          • hscphillyboy

            14 years ago

            Best record in the MLB…….5 straight East titles….Sad when Jealousy just eats ya up inside……Yeah, it sucked losing that last 2 years, but there was A LOT more good than bad….We’ll be back next year, AGAIN…….Will your yet unmentioned team be anywhere near the playoffs ?

            Reply
  11. coolstorybro222

    14 years ago

    Eh, I just get a feeling him and Ubaldo will be packaged together and traded to the Phillies next july.

    Reply

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