Indians love Sizemore's 'upside': MLB.com reports Indians GM Chris Antonetti is very confident in Indians OF Grady Sizemore, who has been plagued by knee injuries the last few seasons. "We saw that ability is still there in Grady," said Antonetti, referring to Sizemore's strong start in April before injuring his right knee. "We're confident that he can overcome the injury he had in the middle of last year and it's a guy that represents as much upside as any player out there." (Updated 01/30/2012)
Injury Report
Knee - Probable for start of spring training (Updated - 1/30/12)
Fantasy Analysis
Sizemore missed most of the 2010 season following microfracture surgery on his left knee. While he avoided any setbacks with that knee last year, he injured his other knee and eventually needed arthroscopic surgery in October. He is expected to be ready for the start of spring training, and the Indians still feel Sizemore has the talent to bounce back. We all know what Sizemore can do at 100 percent, but these injuries might have taken its toll on him. Consider Sizemore at best a late-round, injury-risk Fantasy sleeper. (Updated 01/30/2012).
12/16/2011 16:58 Indians acquire Cunningham from Padres, sign free agents Lopez, Pie
Needing to add depth to an outfield ravaged by injuries in 2011, the Indians acquired Aaron Cunningham from San Diego in a trade and signed free agent Felix Pie. The club also signed versatile free-agent infielder Jose Lopez.
12/13/2011 11:23 Top 300 overall for 2012
Our Scott White lays out an initial Top 300 overall list for owners looking to get a jump on Draft Day next spring.
When the Indians declined Grady Sizemore's option for 2012 at the start of the offseason, his career in Cleveland appeared to be over. But they brought him back on an incentive-laden deal, giving him what could be his last chance to remain an everyday player in the majors. Four years ago, the idea of him being anything less would have been laughable. He was coming off his first career 30-30 season and just entering his prime at age 26. But injuries have put a wrecking ball through his career and left Fantasy owners to pick up the pieces. The big blow, of course, came in 2010, when he missed all but 33 games because of microfracture surgery on his left knee. But his right knee was the issue last year. He initially jammed it in May and ended up needing arthroscopic surgery after it put him back on the DL in July. In between, he proved he's still a capable major-league hitter, homering 10 times in 268 at-bats, but the rust was apparent in his high strikeout rate, and the speed that once set him apart was gone. Given his injury concerns and less-than-assured production even when healthy, Sizemore doesn't deserve more than a late-round pick in Fantasy. (Updated 1/5/12)
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AccuScore Projections) Note: Points are rounded down.
