Grady Sizemore

Full Name: Grady Sizemore III	Primary Position: CF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/200	First Game: July 21, 2004
Birthdate: August 2, 1982	MLB Experience: 4 years
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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1 Biography
2 Scouting Report
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Batting Stats
- 3.2 Fielding Stats
4 Awards
5 Transactions
6 Trivia
7 Video Gallery
8 Picture Gallery
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[edit] Biography

Grady Sizemore (Grady Sizemore III) was born on August 2, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. He made his Major League debut on July 21, 2004 for the Cleveland Indians. In 2004, his rookie year, he hit .246 with 4 home runs and 24 RBI. Sizemore played for the Cleveland Indians for his entire 4 year career.

A noted high school star in football, basketball, and baseball, Sizemore signed a letter of intent to play football and baseball at the University of Washington. At the time of his high school graduation, Sizemore was Cascade's all-time leader in rushing yards with 3,081 yards and interceptions with 16.

The college year was not to be, however, as the Montreal Expos selected Sizemore in the third round of the 2000 draft.

Sizemore's parents figured out the amount of signing bonus money that would result in Grady not losing money by not attending college: $2 million. The Expos, shockingly, agreed to pay the signing bonus.

In the 2001 season, the infamous trade between the Expos and the Cleveland Indians occurred, sending Lee Stevens and minor leaguers Sizemore, Cliff Lee, and Brandon Phillips to the Indians for Bartolo Colon and Tim Drew.

Sizemore made his debut with the Indians in 2004, and, due to injuries, joined the Indians very early in 2005 and quickly became their everyday center fielder.

In 2006, Sizemore was named a member of the All-Star team by American League manager Ozzie Guillen, who noted Sizemore as a superstar.

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[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2004	CLE	43	138	15	34	6	2	4	24	14	34	2	0	.246	.333	.406	.739
2005	CLE	158	640	111	185	37	11	22	81	52	132	22	10	.289	.348	.484	.832
2006	CLE	162	655	134	190	53	11	28	76	78	153	22	6	.290	.375	.533	.907
2007	CLE	162	628	118	174	34	5	24	78	101	155	33	10	.277	.390	.462	.852
Career		525	2061	378	583	130	29	78	259	245	474	79	26	.283	.369	.488	.857

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
2004	CLE	CF	42	38	348	105	106	0	1	0	.991
2005	CLE	CF	155	152	1370	373	379	3	3	1	.992
2006	CLE	CF	160	159	1379	409	419	7	3	1	.993
2007	CLE	CF	160	157	1408	399	405	4	2	2	.995
Total		CF	530	519	4605	1312	1335	14	9	4	.993

[edit] Awards

All-Star Selections: 2 (2006, 2007)
Gold Gloves: 1 (2007)

[edit] Transactions

Selected by the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft on June 5, 2000 - signed on June 16, 2000.
Traded by the Montreal Expos with Lee Stevens, Brandon Phillips and Cliff Lee to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bartolo Colonand Tim Drew on June 27, 2002.

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