Betancourt begins rehab: Royals shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt was back on the field on Thursday, as the designated hitter for Double-A Northwest Arkansas, as he began his rehab assignment while recovering from his ankle injury. Betancourt went 2 for 5 in the game, with a pair of strikeouts and RBI. (Updated 05/25/2012)
Betancourt is getting closer and closer to getting back on the field for the Royals,but he will need at least a week of rehab, first in Double-A and then Triple-A, before he is ready to return to the majors. Betancourt's last game before the injury was back on May 1 at Detroit and the shortstop has a .280 batting average on the season with a homer and three RBI over 50 at-bats. When healthy, Betancourt should be considered merely an AL-only option. (Updated 05/25/2012).
04/14/2012 23:08 Tempers flare as Indians edge Royals
Shin-Soo Choo hit a two-run double with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 11-9 on Saturday night in a testy affair with three ejections and a pair of bench-clearings.
04/08/2012 14:04 Hit Parade for Week 2
Now that we're back on a regular seven-day Fantasy week, what matchups might you be able to exploit? Our Scott White helps you set your lineups, position by position, in his latest edition of Hit Parade.
Since he first broke in with the Mariners in 2005, Yuniesky Betancourt has been a player to avoid in Fantasy. The only exception was that two-week period late in 2010 when he channeled his inner A-Rod and exploded for six home runs. For the most part, though, he hasn't been much of a power hitter. He hasn't been much of an on-base threat. He hasn't been much of an offensive player by any measurement, hitting .252 with a .277 on-base percentage and .658 OPS over the last three seasons. And now he's exactly where he belongs: the bench. The Brewers realized he was one of the weaknesses of their division-winning team last year and let him walk this offseason, and the best job he could find was as an insurance policy for Alcides Escobar in Kansas City. Now that he's strictly a reserve, you no longer have to pay a second thought to Betancourt in Fantasy. He'll matter in AL-only leagues if Escobar gets hurt, but that's about it. (Updated 1/25/12)
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