grady sizemore
The Indians are holding strategy meetings this week to decide whether or not they’ll exercise the 2012 contract options on Grady Sizemore and Fausto Carmona. [1]
The Cleveland Indians have reported declined Grady Sizemore’s option. [2]
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Indians declined OF Grady Sizemore’s $9 million option for 2012. [1]
News: Sizemore (knee) became a free agent Monday after the Indians declined their $9 million option on his contract for 2012, the team’s official Twitter feed reports. [4]
Sizemore, 29, batted just.224/.285/.442 with 10 home runs and 32 RBI in 71 games this season. [1]
In his first year back from microfracture surgery, Sizemore struggled to a.224/.285/.422 slash line and.302 wOBA in only 71 games. [2]
On June 27, 2002, Sizemore was part of a six-player trade between the Indians and the Expos. [5]
The 29-year-old batted just.224/.285/.422 with 10 homers, 32 RBI and zero stolen bases over 268 at-bats this season and just underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Monday, so it’s not an easy call. [1]
Gradius “Grady” Sizemore III (born August 2, 1982) is an American Major League Baseball center fielder who is currently a free agent. [5]
Indians make Sizemore a free agent: The Indians declined their 2012 option on OF Grady Sizemore on Monday, according to MLB.com. [6]
Montreal dealt Sizemore, along with Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips and Lee Stevens to Cleveland in exchange for Bartolo Col?n and Tim Drew. [5]
The Indians held strategy meetings earlier this week and may have concluded that the $9 million option on Sizemore was not an affordable risk, given the progression and versatility of Michael Brantley and Shin-Soo Choo. [1]
When speed is a big part of your game and you’ve fallen off to a stolen base every eight games since reaching the majors, you don’t have as much value as you once did. [...] That’s another seven players earning an estimated $21.7 million. [2]
Sources:
[1] Grady Sizemore - Cleveland Indians - 2011 Player Profile …
[2] Grady Sizemore Option Declined: 5 Reasons Why Cleveland Indians …
[3] Grady Sizemore Stats, News, Pictures, Bio, Videos - Cleveland …
[4] Grady Sizemore | Cleveland Indians | Stats, News, Pictures, News …
[5] Grady Sizemore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[6] Grady Sizemore Fantasy Baseball at CBSSports.com