News is so thin that you get a post on Jody Gerut!In what seems to be the "throw spaghetti on the ceiling and see what sticks" approach to left field, the M's went out and picked up Jody Gerut on a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training. The curious thing about Gerut is he very well could be the starter in left field on opening day or he could be cut and playing in the system of some other team. Both outcomes are probably equally as likely. That tells you how fluid the left field situation is for the M's.Gerut is an interesting player. His 2003 rookie campaign was actually quite good with a .279/.336/.494 line and 22 HR's in just 127 games. He was fourth overall in the rookie of the year voting, getting beat out by the likes of Rocco Baldelli and Angel Berroa, so I guess he should just be happy he's still around.Just two seasons ago, he was a 3.1 WAR player with the Padres, hitting .296 with 14 home runs, 46 runs, and 43 RBI in onl...
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