sentences:  During the off-season, while preparations were underway for the 1947 season, Grove was the subject of trade discussions.Most notably, White Sox manager Ted Lyons and Cleveland Indians president Bill Veeck discussed trading him for Indians pitcher Steve Gromek, but the deal was nixed when they could not come to an agreement.As the season began, Grove remained part of the rotation, which was led by Lopat and included Joe Haynes and Frank Papish.