"The interest is there, even though Grady Sizemore is still under wraps.

Agent Joe Urbon says several teams have contacted him about the former Indians center fielder, who is completing his recovery from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Sizemore had the surgery Oct. 3 and will be re-examined by Dr. Richard Steadman in Vail, Colo., in two weeks.

"He's on schedule with his rehab," said Urbon.

In an off-season in which the free-agent outfield class is average, and the trade prospects for landing a productive outfielder slim, Sizemore has became an attractive gamble for teams who remember the player he used to be before injuries hobbled him. "