Remember Gerut? Well....

[consigliere]

...here is an interesting little nugget from CIR guy:

Jody Gerut was placed on the minor league restricted list by the Pirates after he decided to have surgery on his right knee against the teams wish. Both sides agree that Gerut has patellar tendinitis but the Pirates say he can play while Gerut believes otherwise. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Gerut will remain on the 40-man roster but will not be paid, will not accumulate service, and the surgery expenses will not be covered by the team.

[Steve Buffum]

1) How much do you have to hate a guy to do that?
2) What surgery are you going to have that helps patellar tendinitis?
3) How hopeless must it feel to be stuck in the Pirates' minor-league system?