27-year old lefty center fielder Grady Sizemore tried to play through a lot of injuries last season and it showed in his performance before he shut himself down for the year. Sizemore played in 106 games for the Indians last season and he was 108 of 436 (.248 avg, .788 OPS) with 73 runs scored, 18 homers, 64 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. The Indians need Sizemore to at least have his average year in 2010 for them to have any chance to succeed in 2010. In his last five seasons Sizemore has averaged 107.4 runs scored, 25 homers, 77.8 RBIs and 25.6 stolen bases. Sizemore didn’t make any errors in 92 games in CF last season for the Indians while showing good range. He only had 1 assist last season as he played with a bum elbow most of the year.

22-year old lefty swinging Michael Brantley played in 20 games in CF last season for the Indians in which he made 1 error while showing below average range. Brantley would likely shift to CF from LF if Sizemore gets hurt again in 2010.

26-year old switch hitting Trevor Crowe could be the #2 CF for the Indians in 2010 if Brantley starts the year in AAA. Crowe played in 68 games for the Indians last season in which he was 43 of 183 (.235 avg, .611 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 1 homer, 17 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. Crowe also played in 49 games in AAA-ball last season and he was 55 of 185 (.297 avg, .801 OPS) with 27 runs scored, 2 homers, 20 RBIs and 14 stolen bases. Crowe made 1 error in 30 games in CF for the Indians last season while showing outstanding range there.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE CF IN 2010: A