YUNIESKY BETANCOURT NEWS
The End Of Yuniesky Betancourt
June 10, 2009 by
U.S.S. Mariner
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Ronny Cedeno played shortstop for the Mariners again last night. That’s four games in a row with a couple of off days thrown in. Add it all up, and Yuniesky Betancourt hasn’t been in the line-up in a week. And this time, it’s not an ultimatum with an opportunity attached...
Right Idea, Wrong Player
Since Dayton Moore has taken over as the Royals GM, he’s taken a lot of flak from the sabermetric community for acquiring guys who make a lot of outs. He built an offense around tools players who don’t get on base, ranging from the likes of Jose Guillen to Mike Jacobs and...
Piling On Dayton Moore
July 14, 2009 by
Twinkie Talk
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Probably 8 million MLB blogs have covered this topic, but I’m suffering from a bit of writer’s blog so I figured why the heck not. First, take a peek at this graph that shows both Yuniesky Betancourt and Jeff Francoeur’s WAR over the years.
Here are Betancourt UZR...
Yuniesky Betancourt says goodbye to Mariners teammates and Seattle fans
July 10, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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The Mariners have some divine inspiration alongside them tonight. That's Mount Vernon native actor Jim Caviezel out by the batting cage in the photo. He's also known worldwide as Jesus Christ, having played him in The Passion of the Christ. A pal of Mike Sweeney's in case...
Betancourt provides silver lining with two hits in loss
August 03, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. | Shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt prepped Monday for a three-day reunion with his former Seattle teammates by producing his most encouraging offensive performance in 17 games since joining the Royals. Betancourt went two for four with a homer — one...
Podcast: Who won the Yuniesky Betancourt trade? More like how much did they win by?
July 11, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik was a lot happier this afternoon than he was later on, when his team lost 6-4 to the Texas Rangers. Not much to say about this game. Brandon Morrow didn't have great command of his breaking stuff and paid a price by only lasting five innings. No strikeouts...
Yuni Betancourt and Jack Wilson have similar offensive numbers, so how can Wilson be such a better player?
July 30, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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We start with two easy and undeniable facts:
The stats on Jack Wilson's Baseball-Reference page look a whole lot like the stats on Yuniesky Betancourt's Baseball-Reference page.
Wilson is four years older than Betancourt.
Betancourt has also been hitting in the tougher...
Today's trades show how lucky Sox fans are
July 10, 2009 by
Fire Brand American League
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Today, two extremely puzzling trades occurred.
The first was the Royals shipping two minor league pitchers (including their best one, Daniel Cortes) to Seattle for shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt.
As I put it on Twitter, the Royals just took on $10 million of a no-hit, no-field...
Seattle to be Aggressive on the Basepaths in '08
January 26, 2008 by
MVN
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Mariner Manager John McLaren would like to see his team more aggressive on the basepaths in 2008, mentioning that he'd like to see Ichiro swipe 60-80 bags and Betancourt 20-40. Wow.
Mariners Win a Thriller at Home
For the first seven innings of tonight’s game, things were looking pretty bleak for the Mariners. Not only were they down 3-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning, but outfielder Endy Chavez had left the game earlier with what appeared to be a serious knee injury, after a collision...
Why Your Stadium Sucks: Kauffman Stadium
This is a weekly feature in which I (and maybe you, too, readers) detail the various reasons for hating your ballpark. This week: The Kansas City Royals' Kauffman Stadium. Royal bastards: Kauffman Stadium is a wonderful baseball venue located southeast of downtown Kansas City,...
Yuniesky Betancourt still not playing
June 09, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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Welcome to Baltimore, where it's steamier than a French Quarter boudoir, with thunderstorms in the forecast for later tonight and Thursday. Should be fun. My eyelashes are dripping sweat just from blinking. Not kidding around. It's muggy.
Anyhow, Yuniesky Betancourt is taking...
Royals demote Maier and Peña to make room for Gordon and Betancourt
July 16, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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Third baseman Alex Gordon got an advance look at his new infield partner, shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt, earlier this week while the two worked through their minor-league rehab assignments together at Class AA Northwest Arkansas. “I know I don’t have to move a...
Royals demote Maier and Peña to make room for Gordon and Betancourt
July 16, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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Third baseman Alex Gordon got an advance look at his new infield partner, shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt, earlier this week while the two worked through their minor-league rehab assignments together at Class AA Northwest Arkansas. “I know I don’t have to move a...
Yuniesky Betancourt traded to Royals for two minor league pitchers
July 10, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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After all that speculation, it became official today. Yuniesky Betancourt has been traded to the Kansas City Royals for Class AA pitcher Danny Cortes and Class A pitcher Derreick Saito. Not sure whether the Mariners had to eat any money.
"The opportunity presented itself for us...
Yuniesky Betancourt: A rather harsh analysis
July 10, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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Can't figure this one out.This is discouraging. It really is. The press release just landed in my e-mail inbox and it really kind of took my breath away. The Royals have traded prospects Danny Cortes and Derrick Saito for Mariners shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt. Folks,...
Game 137 Overflow Thread
September 08, 2009 by
Bless You Boys
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It looked like the Tigers would escape the seventh inning with their lead intact after Ryan Raburn gunned down Yuniesky Betancourt at home plate. But Bobby Seay and Ryan Perry weren't able to hold the Royals off, and now we'll have to see if this team has yet another...
Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners: 07/10 game thread
July 10, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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We've given you our takes on the whole Yuniesky Betancourt saga. Let's take a look at how the rest of America views it.
Rob Neyer at ESPN actually likes the Royals. Just not the deal.
"Now they've committed to who-knows-how-many years of a shortstop with a .302 on...
Kansas City Royals at Mariners: 08/27 game thread
August 27, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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Yuniesky Betancourt and company, proud members of one of the worst -- if not the worst -- teams in major league baseball try to put an end to Seattle's three-game winning streak.
By the way, had an interesting pre-game chat with Michael Saunders about his recent spate of bunting...
Royals acquire Betancourt from Mariners for two minor-league pitchers
July 10, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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BOSTON | If the reaction of once-and-future teammates is any indication, the Royals pulled off a steal of a trade Friday afternoon in acquiring shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt from Seattle for two minor-league pitchers. “Wow! Really?” said Willie Bloomquist, who...
Because there hasn't been enough blog posts about the Royals trading for Yuniesky Betancourt
July 12, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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Well, for reasons that you do not and should not care about, this is the first time I've been able to get bloggy with it since the Royals traded for shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt.
Even now, a full 48 hours after the trade, if you are a Royals fan and read that sentence...
Royals notebook: Acquiring Betancourt creates new lineup possibilities
July 10, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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BOSTON | Royals manager Trey Hillman is already sifting the lineup possibilities in anticipation not only of Yuniesky Betancourt’s post-All-Star Game arrival but also the return of third baseman Alex Gordon. “I’ll start moving Willie (Bloomquist) and (Ryan...
Workload of Seattle Mariners bullpen is on Don Wakamatsu's mind
June 23, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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We can see Yuniesky Betancourt, above, getting some fielding tips from coach Bruce Hines during today's batting practice. The Mariners can';t afford any mistakes this week with a chance to pad their record against the woeful San Diego Padres. You don't like to look ahead...
There’s Still Time
July 19, 2009 by
U.S.S. Mariner
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Last weekend, I road-tripped to an out-of-state wedding that basically took me out of the baseball loop for the weekend. During that time, the Mariners took three of four from the Texas Rangers, dumped Yuniesky Betancourt on the Royals, and acquired Jack Hannahan to help fill the hole...
There’s Still Time
July 19, 2009 by
U.S.S. Mariner
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Last weekend, I road-tripped to an out-of-state wedding that basically took me out of the baseball loop for the weekend. During that time, the Mariners took three of four from the Texas Rangers, dumped Yuniesky Betancourt on the Royals, and acquired Jack Hannahan to help fill the hole...
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