Jody Gerut released

[brewmann04]

As per Adam McCalvy Tweet no great loss IMO like to see them getting rid of the dead wood

 

Link: http://twitter.com/AdamMcCalvy/status/21085761709

 

#Brewers reinstated OF Jody Gerut from the disabled list and released him. No place for him with Lo Cain playing so well.

 

Edit: Removed question mark from title and added link/quote to source. --cc

[Klements Bratwurst]

Jody Gerut is now only a trivia question answer replacing Chad Moeller in minds of Brewer fans.....

[MarquesJohnson2000]

Just announced on 1250AM as well.

[craigharmann]

Good that Lo made him expendable. It will be interesting to see what happens when (or if) Gomez comes back from the DL. Would he be sent down? Would Lo?

[PrinceEatMeat]

I'm guessing a pitcher will be sent out when Gomez is activated. Bullpen will be rested with the off days coming up.

[craigharmann]

Probably so....but DM and Macha like their pitchers!!!

[trwi7]

Wouldn't be shocked to see Braddock on the DL when Gomez comes back.

[thebruce44]

Wonder what will happen to Jody in the future. I think he could have been a servicable player if healthy and given enough playing time. I have to think there is a team out there for him somewhere.

[hawing]

Ohhh, now the Brewers have no Diegos, "real" or incorrectly guessed. Well, thanks for playing, Jody. We'll always have the cycle.

[jackalope02ca]

Could see that one coming for a while.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Probably so....but DM and Macha like their pitchers!!!

I just don't see them sending Cain down, even if it's only for 10 days or so until September. He's hitting so well that it would be hard to justify that move.

[Roscoe Chill]

Hated the signing. Love the release. Very confused about seeing many posts around here pencilling him in for a platoon role for even 2011. Waste of $2M.

[BREWCREW5]

I was at Wrigley when he hit a grand slam there in late 2009. I enjoyed it.

[GAME05]

who? Jody Gerut? hadn't realized he was still with the team. he was an outfielder or something, right?

[thablingster]

Ohhh, now the Brewers have no Diegos, "real" or incorrectly guessed. Well, thanks for playing, Jody. We'll always have the cycle.

We can call Chris Dickerson Diego. *shrug*

 

You could definitely see this move coming for a while. No real place for Jody, no real need for him.

[hawing]

I am open to coining a general nickname for any Brewers backup outfielder...but I think not Diego.

[PeaveyFury]

I am open to coining a general nickname for any Brewers backup outfielder

 

Magruder?

[The Truth]

Joe Inglett = Magruder

[RockCoCougars]

Hopefully the next guy to get released is Macha.

[Never Outhustled]

Its still a mystery how Gerut lost his bat after the 2008 season.

[RockCoCougars]

Its still a mystery how Gerut lost his bat after the 2008 season.

Ken Macha stole it from him. I'm not saying that he was a great player, but he was definitely a serviceable outfielder. Anyone would have a hard time putting up stats getting 5 at bats a week, like Gerut did most of last summer. Once all the injuries forced his hand, Macha played Gerut toward the end of last year, and he put up some pretty decent numbers.

[Never Outhustled]

Its still a mystery how Gerut lost his bat after the 2008 season.

Ken Macha stole it from him. I'm not saying that he was a great player, but he was definitely a serviceable outfielder. Anyone would have a hard time putting up stats getting 5 at bats a week, like Gerut did most of last summer. Once all the injuries forced his hand, Macha played Gerut toward the end of last year, and he put up some pretty decent numbers.

 

That doesn't explain how he hit like crap in SD in 2009 that lead to his trade.

[Invader3K]

Gerut was an OK 4th OF option who was never going to be a starter with the Brewers. I wish people wouldn't hand wring so much over bench players. There's usually a reason they aren't getting 500 ABs a year.

[Mr QL]

End of an era.

 

I was pretty much the only guy that didn't like the TGJ for Gerut trade.

[ilovebeer]

That trade for Geret was bad, but Tony JR hasn't dome much either.