Brewers - Acquired Gerut
Milwaukee Brewers - Acquired OF Jody Gerut from the San Diego Padres for OF Tony Gwynn Jr.
One of the larger travesties in recent years was last year’s NL Comeback Player of the Year Award. Brad Lidge was given the reward for the amazing accomplishment of “coming back” from a horrific 3.36 ERA while Gerut merely came back from not having played baseball for 3 years.
2009’s been less kind to Gerut, who’s off to a miserable start, and he’ll serve as the 4th outfielder and primary backup at all 3 outfield positions for the Brewers. While Gwynn’s off to a good start for Nashville, he’s never really played well anywhere professionally and I’m surprised the Padres couldn’t even get a AAA suspect who’s not already going on 27.
2009 ZIPS Projection - Jody Gerut
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AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG
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Year-to-Date 112 17 25 6 0 4 14 5 22 2 .223 .256 .384
Rest-of-Year 265 37 74 16 1 11 35 23 40 4 .278 .335 .472
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Total 377 54 99 22 1 15 49 28 62 6 .262 .313 .446
2009 ZIPS Projection - Anthony Gwynn
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AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG
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Year-to-Date 153 29 42 6 1 1 7 18 20 14 .275 .349 .346
Rest-of-Year 323 42 83 10 2 2 22 27 52 18 .256 .314 .311
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Total 476 71 125 16 3 3 29 45 72 32 .262 .325 .323
Year-to-date totals include minor-league translations, if applicable.
Dan Szymborski
Posted: May 21, 2009 at 09:50 PM |
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1. The Keith Law Blog Blah Blah (battlekow) Posted: May 21, 2009 at 11:24 PM (#3188383)I've also been wondering if the additional salary in this deal (approx. $1.3 million, which isn't a ton but the Brewers are alleged to be pretty near their maximum payroll) portends a Hart/Gerut platoon of some sort.
Duffy was outrighted to AAA to make room.
-- MWE
The Padres weren't interested in acquiring a AAA prospect who wasn't 27. They were interested in acquiring someone who they can pay the league minimum, and dump a guy making around $1.75M. They were also interested in possibly drawing a couple extra paying fans, and Tony Gwyn Jr. is a lot more marketable name in San Diego that Jody Gerut.
This was one of those deals which had absolutely nothing to do with actual baseball talent.
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