"Grady Sizemore wasn't ready to say goodbye. Now the Indians will see how much weight his return carries.

The Indians and Sizemore came to terms Wednesday on a one-year, $5 million deal after making him a free agent on Oct. 31 when they declined his $9 million club option for 2012. The new deal includes $4 million in incentives based on plate appearances and a $500,000 bonus if he's named comeback player of the year.

The currency of Sizemore's return will be measured in games played. He's appeared in just 210 over the last three years because of five operations, the most serious involving microfracture surgery on his left knee in 2010 and arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Oct. 3.

"At the end of the day, this felt like the best fit for me," said Sizemore. "I wasn't ready to say goodbye. I wasn't ready to move on." "