2010 MLB Breakout Player Profile: Grady Sizemore, OF Indians

Written By Todd Farino, http://www.fantasybaseballsearch.com/.

Player: Grady Sizemore

Team: Cleveland Indians

Bats: Left

Position: OF

FBS Breakout Rank: 7/30

Grady Sizemore had an injury plagued season, that was the worst of his career.  Most of 2009 Sizemore was fighting off an injured left elbow and an abdominal strain that ended his season in early September.  He had surgery on both and should be 100% come spring training.  Sizemore is one of the more undervalued players this year.  Last season he was a 1st round pick and this year he is falling to the third or fourth round.  He no longer will bat leadoff with Brantley taking over there.  Sizemore will either bat second or third and that bodes well for his RBI totals, but there won't be a lot behind him.

The Indians are in a rebuilding year, so it will be interesting to see how some of their young players turn out like Brantley and LaPorta.  Overall the Indians offense is an interesting one and it should be able to put up some runs, especially with speed.  All that is good news for Grady Sizemore, who is the captain of his team and will be in-charge of making sure those players develop and form a chemistry. 
At age 27 and 100% healthy, Sizemore is a big time breakout candidate and should not be ignored past the third round and is an acceptable pick in the 2nd round.  He will bring plenty of power and speed to your fantasy team, but will hurt your average.

Of course, there are whiney people out there who won't consider Sizemore a breakout.  You guys go ahead and skip drafting him until the fourth or fifth rounds.

The True Guru Projections: .269 BA, 27 Hrs, 86 RBI, 103 Runs, 40 SB

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CC Sabathia Trade is Great News For Fantasy Owners

Alright everyone, you are going to hear allot of different opinions on the Sabathia trade, and hopefully mine will be the one you accept because it will be the right one.

I think its great for owners that Sabathia will go to the National League and pitch for a team in the hunt. here's why.

1. First and foremost Sabathia is a gamer and thrives on the playoff hunt.

2. Instead of facing an everyday DH, he will now get a pitcher. He will also naturally face many softer lineups than the ones he faced in the American League. And I know some pitchers can ht, but lets be real here. Sabathia is use to facing 9 strong batters and won't change that way of thinking just because its a pitcher.

3. His ERA will drop, Strikeouts per 9 innings and K/BB ratio will increase. Sabathia is the American League Cy Young winner and he is going to a league that is virtually unfamiliar with him. He will be able to dominate teams until they at least go through him twice. His only real issue is control. If he keeps his control, he will certainly dominate.

4. He's going to a better team. OK, the Cleveland Indians weren't that bad, but let's face it the Brewers are better. The Brewers are ranked 15 in all of MLB in total runs scored, while the Indians are ranked 20th. The difference is 19 runs.

5. He'll have a better bullpen to back him up. Now again, I'm not praising the Brewers bullpen, but it is a big improvement over the Indians bullpen. Behind Sabathia are guys like Betancourt, Kobayashi, Lewis, and Perez. The Brewers have a much more stable bullpen with Torres, Mota, Riske, and Shouse. The overall team ERA for the Brewers is 4.10 ranked 12th overall in MLB. The Indians have a 4.31 ERA ranked 19th overall.

Its an easy call, the Sabathia trade will improve his fantasy numbers. If there is a manager who has him and wants to trade him, go and get CC Sabathia. You won't be disappointed.