Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said Franklin Gutierrez has put on 19 pounds since end of the season and is “feeling strong.”
Gutierrez was limited to just 318 at-bats and batted only .224/.261/.273 in 2011 as he dealt with a stomach issue for most of the season and was shut down late in the year with an oblique ailment. It will be hard for mixed leaguers to trust him, but the 28-year-old was a fantasy-worthy outfielder in 2009 and 2010 and could bounce back to being so again if he’s healthy.
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