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Buster Olney offers some more details about Sizermore's rehab program, and then offers this less than enticing "what if" scenario if Sizemore does get healthy: If Sizemore comes back and is a star again, a whole lot of logical questions will follow: Because Sizemore's current contract has a 2012 option for $8.5 million, would it make sense for the Indians to pick up the option? Would it make sense for them to trade him, in their effort to rebuild their pitching?

Interesting article from FanGraphs with some pitchFx charts explaining Grady's problems at the plate. Bottom line is that he's swinging at bad pitches and not swinging at good pitches.

This is more of a fantasy baseball piece, but the author looks at Grady's underlying numbers and finds that apart from being jammed too much and sucking on the basepath, he's been incredibly unlucky in the 'ole baBIP department.

First of all, this is all sounding redundant. The article sucks and the commenters suck. But this is really outstanding, I promise. First, I love that Hoynes states as fact that Grady's batting average is "failing." Perhaps he meant to write, "falling." Um, let's hope. It's still silly. Second, this piece smacks of a writer who is just now coming around to the idea that batting average is, in fact, overrated. Third, just read the first comment. I mean, to equate someone saying, "Batting average is overrated," with someone saying, "Wins are overrated," well... Well done. Well done, indeed.

John Sickels recently completed a piece looking back on Sizemore's way through the minors. Per the comments on Sickels' page everyone has a player that reminds them of Sizemore.