(photo from mlb.com)MLB.com is reporting that Grady Sizemore will have surgery on his left elbow.
This is another blow for the Indians, after they traded away Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez in an effort to bring in more talent and rebuild for the future.
I guess it makes sense to have the surgery now from their points of view. It gives Sizemore almost 6 months to get ready for spring training next year and the Indians are currently 14 games behind the Tigers, so their season is also pretty much over.
Sizemore has not had as good of a year this year as he has in the past, and the sore elbow has surely had an impact. Coming into this season he was averaging .281 for the past 4 years. This season he is hitting only .248 and his OPS % is down 88 points from 2008.
This is too bad. Sizemore is a great player. I love it when Detroit plays Cleveland because I believe that Sizemore and Granderson are two of the best center fielders in the game. They are both fast on the basepaths and in the field, both hit for lots of extra bases. It is not the same division with the Indians struggling as much as they are (but I'll take it).
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