Betancourt returns to K.C.: The Royals signed free agent SS Yuniesky Betancourt to a one-year deal, according to multiple sources. Betancourt played for Kansas City for part of the 2009 season and all of 2010 before moving on to the Brewers last season. He hit .252 with 13 home runs for Milwaukee. (Updated 12/20/2011)
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Fantasy Analysis
The Royals already have Alcides Escobar as their starting shortstop, so Betancourt will now move into a part-time role. Even as a starter, Betancourt had minimal value for mixed league owners, but now he can be ignored in those formats. As a bench player, owners in AL-only leagues should only consider Betancourt as a last resort. (Updated 12/20/2011).
01/20/2012 10:32 2012 Fantasy outlooks: Kansas City Royals
Kansas City made progress in 2011, giving some of its top prospects a full shot at the big leagues. As our Al Melchior writes, the Royals might not win the division in 2012, but they can sure help Fantasy owners.
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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