Gerut defies Pirates by seeking knee operation

Jody Gerut was placed on the minor-league restricted list Thursday by the Pittsburgh Pirates after the outfielder decided to have right knee surgery that the team doesn't think is necessary. The move means that Gerut, who was sent to Triple-A Indianapolis during the Pirates' final spring training cutdown last month, won't be paid his $875,000 salary. He also must pay any travel costs associated with the operation, which Pirates general manager Dave Littlefield said is likely to be performed soon. Gerut, who hit 22 homers as a rookie with the Indians in 2003, was limited to 170 at-bats with the Indians, Cubs and Pirates last season after undergoing reconstructive right knee surgery. He also was traded twice in a span of two weeks.

• The article said the MRI didn't show any appreciable changes, but I wondered what that meant. Changes from what, were there problems in the previous MRI?

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