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Breaking: Indians Send Grady Sizemore to the DL

July 18, 2011 by 17 Comments

Following last night’s loss to the Orioles, we knew the Indians would have to make a roster move in order to bring up David Huff for a spot start. Carrerra was the likely odd man out. That was before Grady Sizemore stumbled rounding first base. Today the Indians made room for Huff by putting Grady on the 15 day DL.

Today the Cleveland Indians announced the club has placed OF GRADY SIZEMORE on the 15-day disabled list with a right knee contusion.  To take Sizemore’s place on the active 25-man roster, the Indians have LHP DAVID HUFF from AAA Columbus.

Sizemore injured his right knee in the 1st inning of yesterday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles in Camden Yards.  So far this year he is batting .237 (55-232) with 32 runs scored, 21 doubles, a triple, 10HR and 29RBI in 61 games as he ranks T17th in the American League in doubles. This marks Sizemore’s 6th career trip to the Major League disabled list and the third this season.  He is eligible to come off the disabled list on August 2.

Huff, 26, will make his 1st Major League start and appearance of the 2011 season in the first game of today’s doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins in Target Field.  This year at AAA Columbus he has gone 8-3 w/a 3.86 ERA (100.1IP, 105H, 49R/43ER, 28BB, 63K) in 17 starts.  He ranks T5th in the International League in wins (8), 10th in innings (100.1) and 19th in ERA (3.86).  Huff won 5 straight starts from June 8 to June 29 going 5-0 with a 2.14 ERA (33.2IP, 26H, 8R/ER).

 The Indians now have six (6) players on the Major League Disabled List (Carmona, Choo, Crowe, Sizemore, Talbot, White).

Sigh. Grady had been hitting the ball better as of late. He was still striking out, but offering some protection for Santana in that five hole. Depending on the severity of the injury, the Indians may find themselves under more pressure to make a move for an outfielder.

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  • 216in614

    that option for next year is starting to look like a very tough call…

    At this point should they start planning for the future of the outfield that does not include grady sizemore.

    Maybe what they need to do is trade for a outfield prospect instead of a 1 year rental.

  • Ghost To Most

    Just as Grady was starting to hit. Bummer.

    I feel bad for the guy, in spite of his flaws I do believe that Grady has worked very hard to make it back from all these injuries. The effort is there, his body just isn’t cooperating.

  • NJ

    I realize Grady wanted to get back and earn himself a new contract down the road, but I can’t help but wonder if the team wouldn’t have been better off just shelving the guy for the first three or four months of the season to let him really get back into game shape. Or maybe this is just the kind of player he is now? Sigh. Whatever the situation, it’s very frustrating.

    As enjoyable as this year has been, it sure has been one step forward, one step back. Hafner comes out mashing, ends up on the DL. Tomlin/Masterson start hot, Carmona/Talbot struggle mightily. White surprises everyone, ends up on the DL. Brantley steps up his game, Laporta keeps floundering. Choo heats up, ends up on the DL. What if, indeed.

  • http://www.waitingfornextyear.com Scott

    I’ll reiterate this here – I’m no medical expert, but how does one contuse something in a non-contact manner? Unless I’m wrong and he didn’t tweak his knee rounding first base, I have a feeling this is more serious than a bruise.

  • Ghost To Most

    With the Indians, everything is a “contusion”, until the MRI results come back anyway.

  • Jake

    @1 I completely agree. And with Brantley’s flexibility, they can either go for a speedy CF or maybe a power bat. But with Choo hitting the market and a very possible last season with Sizemore, all of a sudden the OF future looks bleak. Colby Rasmus wants out of STL, does that get anyone’s attention?

  • boomhauertjs

    Grady said that it felt like his knee injury last year. Uh oh.

    On the brightside (if there is one) if he has to have another knee surgery, at least it will make the Tribe’s decision to pick up that $9 million option pretty easy…

  • jimkanicki

    looks like another showcase start tonite. i hope huff does well. we really need to fix the OF.

    count me among those in favor of biting the bullet and going after beltran. when you’re in first place in the 2nd half of july, the future is now.

  • Harv 21

    @Scott: beat me to it. “Contusion” is probably the generic default diagnosis pending test results. We saw him stride and stumble, not contuse.

    Today feeling some eerie sense of finality with Grady, like this is the injury that ends his era here or at least the potential that at one time looked MVP-caliber. Really starting to remind me of a lesser version of Kirk Gibson, a football player trying to play baseball with more brawn and speed and heart than brains. Much as I have hated his refusal or inability to adjust and take a more cerebreal plate approach, hard not to appreciate what he did after the knee blew up rounding first: pushed through the pain and dove, head first and onto the knee, to get into second. Undiluted heart and burning competitiveness.

  • NJ

    @6 – Choo won’t hit the market until after 2013. We have him for two more years of arbitration deals.

  • GhostToMost

    David Huff doing his best Cliff Lee impersonation today. He looks good!

  • mgbode

    well, at least he didn’t wait until August. that’s about it for the bright side. we don’t have the hitters as it is, so losing another one (albeit a struggling one) doesn’t help matters.

  • NJ

    H.R. Huffnstuff

    We have had excellent luck with our 6th starters this season.

  • 216in614

    @10 i wonder how this year is gonna affect the choo arbitration thing. i can see choo being more likely to want to take the security of a 3-4 deal.

  • Jake

    @Harv21 Its only fitting that Grady Sizemores final big injury, the one that may have ended it all, was him pushing a single into a double. That was one of the first things that came to mind when I thought of the “Healthy” Grady SIzemore. We was always good at that, just better at getting injured sigh

  • JM

    What a mess bros.

  • mgbode

    @216in614 – Choo only has 2 more arbitration years left though. maybe he takes a 2year deal, but I doubt Boras lets him delay his FA period. Especially if this season ends up being an outlier on his career.