UPDATE II: According to Buster Olney of ESPN.com, a deal between the Indians and Sizemore will get done.

UPDATE: Sizemore?s agent, Joe Urbon, confirmed to Rosenthal that serious discussions with the Indians are taking place. The 29-year-old could make up his mind as soon as this weekend.

7:42 PM: Sources tell FOXSports.com?s Ken Rosenthal than the Indians and?Grady Sizemore are involved in serious talks and will likely agree to a one-year deal.

It?s something of a surprise, given that the team declined Sizemore?s $9 million option for 2012 earlier this month.

The 29-year-old Sizemore, formerly one of the AL?s very best players, has missed much of the last two seasons due to knee problems. He hit .224/.285/.422 with 10 homers in 71 games last season.

Sizemore was only interested in a one-year deal this winter, as he hopes to rebuild his value and land a much bigger contract next winter. That?s what adds to the mixed feelings here; if Sizemore does return to old form, the Indians will have a difficult time re-signing him to the $15 million-$20 million per year contract he?s going to deserve.

Given what Sizemore is right now, the Indians might well be better off replacing him with a right-handed-hitting corner outfielder. Left fielder Michael Brantley would be just fine in center, and Sizemore?s return makes the Indians way lefty heavy. Brantley, right fielder Shin-Soo Choo, DH Travis Hafner, second baseman Jason Kipnis and third-base candidates Jack Hannahan and Lonnie Chisenhall are all left-handed hitters.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/18/indians-grady-sizemore-closing-in-on-new-deal/related/

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