CHICAGO (AP)—David DeJesus could become the starting right fielder for the Chicago Cubs after agreeing to a $10 million, two-year contract.“Ultimately we feel that he is an above-average defender in right field. He’s played there quite a bit, actually moving over from center field a few years ago,” new general manager Jed Hoyer said Wednesday. “I think he has the ability to do a lot of things. He makes contact, he gets on base. He doesn’t have a lot of home run power, he has a lot of doubles power. I think he can hit all over the lineup. I’ll leave that up to Dale. It’s nice to have a player that’s versatile.”

A. 284 hitter during nine years with Kansas City and Oakland, DeJesus batted just .240 in his lone season with the Athletics. He batted .265 against right-handers and only .174 against lefties last season. But he did improve as the year progressed, batting .270 in the second half after hitting just .220 in the first.

He gives the Cubs versatility in the outfield and a reliable glove. Chicago could still be in the market for another left-handed hitter.

But Hoyer declined to comment on the possibility the Cubs could pursue the top left-handed hitter on the market, first baseman Prince Fielder or Albert Pujols“We never talk about free agent players. In the past, we’re a major market team and we’re going to be involved across the spectrum. I’m not going to address whether we’re on or off individual players, other than the fact we’re in contact with a lot of teams and a lot of agents,” Hoyer said.We’re doing everything we can to improve the team for next year and the future.”

Baseball’s winter meeting take place in Dallas next week.

DeJesus brought a 241-game errorless streak into the 2011 season, the longest active streak among big league outfielders at the time. He made four errors in 250 chances with Oakland, a .984 fielding percentage. -http://sports.yahoo.com