FanHouse Trevor Crowe

For a man that's only 26 years old and has only spent four years in the major leagues, Grady Sizemore has accomplished quite a lot. He had a fantastic 2008 season, one that many thought warranted an MVP award, and had a lot of people thinking the Indians were going to be the team to beat in the AL Central this season.

Well, as Grady goes so goes the Tribe, and it's no coincidence that with Sizemore struggling at the plate in 2009 the Indians find themselves at the bottom of their division. One of the reasons Sizemore may be having trouble is a sore elbow that's been bothering him all season and has caused him to play a lot of DH lately. Well, since the elbow doesn't seem to be getting any better the Indians have decided to introduce Grady to the disabled list for the first time in his career.

The Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians may both call the AL Central home, but apparently that isn't going to stop them from trying to work out a trade that would help both teams.

You see, the Royals feel like they need to improve their offense, and while they're at it, they'd like to move David DeJesus to left field, where he's a better defensive option.

The Indians, meanwhile, have a surplus of young outfield talent and have an opening at third base after sending Casey Blake to the Dodgers in July. They were hoping Andy Marte would grow into that third baseman, but it's starting to look like Marte will never reach the potential the Tribe originally saw in him.

Which is why this prospective trade between the two teams makes so much sense.