Mack's Mets: Designated Player To Consider - 2B

8/7/12

Full Name: Yuniesky Betancourt (Perez)

Positions: SS-1050, 2B-12

Ht/Wt: 5-10 / 190

Bats/Throws: Right / Right

High School: Unknown

College: None listed

Drafted: Signed as UDFA 2005 by SEA

MLB Debut: July 28,2005 box

Contract =

Signed by KC to 1-year contract worth $2m thru 2012 (12/20/2011)

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2005	23	SEA-min	AA,AAA	101	433	410	38	116	19	9	7	50	19	12	15	32	.283	.311	.424	.735		174	5	3	2	3	1		SAN,TAC · TL,PCL
2005	23	SEA	AL	60	228	211	24	54	11	5	1	15	1	3	11	24	.256	.296	.370	.666	80	78	2	2	2	2	0	6/4
2006	24	SEA	AL	157	584	558	68	161	28	6	8	47	11	8	17	54	.289	.310	.403	.713	86	225	10	1	7	1	0	*6
2007	25	SEA	AL	155	559	536	72	155	38	2	9	67	5	4	15	48	.289	.308	.418	.725	93	224	10	1	3	4	3	*6
2008	26	SEA	AL	153	590	559	66	156	36	3	7	51	4	4	17	42	.279	.300	.392	.691	85	219	23	2	6	6	0	*6
2009	27	KCR-SEA-min	AA,AAA	4	15	15	2	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.467	.667		7	0	0	0	0	0		NTA,TAC · TL,PCL
2009	27	TOT	AL	134	508	470	40	115	20	6	6	49	3	3	21	44	.245	.274	.351	.625	66	165	17	0	11	6	0	*6
2009	27	SEA	AL	63	245	224	15	56	10	1	2	22	3	1	10	18	.250	.278	.330	.609	64	74	9	0	8	3	0	6
2009	27	KCR	AL	71	263	246	25	59	10	5	4	27	0	2	11	26	.240	.269	.370	.639	68	91	8	0	3	3	0	6
2010	28	KCR	AL	151	588	556	60	144	29	2	16	78	2	3	23	64	.259	.288	.405	.692	88	225	13	1	4	4	1	*6
2011	29	MIL	NL	152	584	556	51	140	27	3	13	68	4	4	16	63	.252	.271	.381	.652	74	212	16	2	0	10	3	*6
2012	30	KCR-min	AA,AAA	6	23	23	2	10	1	0	2	6	0	0	0	3	.435	.435	.739	1.174		17	1	0	0	0	0		NTA,OMA · TL,PCL
2012	30	KCR	AL	57	228	215	21	49	14	1	7	36	0	1	9	25	.228	.256	.400	.656	76	86	10	0	1	3	0	4/5D6
8 Yrs				1019	3869	3661	402	974	203	28	67	411	30	30	129	364	.266	.290	.392	.682	82	1434	101	9	34	36	7
162 Game Avg.				162	615	582	64	155	32	4	11	65	5	5	21	58	.266	.290	.392	.682	82	228	16	1	5	6	1

SEA (5 yrs)				588	2206	2088	245	582	123	17	27	202	24	20	70	186	.279	.302	.393	.695	85	820	54	6	26	16	3
KCR (3 yrs)				279	1079	1017	106	252	53	8	27	141	2	6	43	115	.248	.276	.395	.672	80	402	31	1	8	10	1
MIL (1 yr)				152	584	556	51	140	27	3	13	68	4	4	16	63	.252	.271	.381	.652	74	212	16	2	0	10	3

AL (7 yrs)				867	3285	3105	351	834	176	25	54	343	26	26	113	301	.269	.293	.394	.687	83	1222	85	7	34	26	4
NL (1 yr)				152	584	556	51	140	27	3	13	68	4	4	16	63	.252	.271	.381	.652	74	212	16	2	0	10	3

Anonymous said...: No no no no no. He is a bad player (NEGATIVE fWAR on the year) and the Mets have no need for more middle infielders anyway. If they did, they could call up one of hte Joshes (Rodriguez or Satin).; August 7, 2012 at 3:07 PM
Mack Ade said...: Anon:

There is no such thing as a "bad player" at the major league level.

There may be players that either no longer produce at levels that are acceptable to fans like you, but the worst player with the worst stats would stand up to any anonymous writer, either with a pen or a bat in their hands.

I find it harder each year to accept how crude and rude fans are when it comes to decent human beings that these fans have never even met.

I don't happen to think that Betancourt could help the Mets, either long or short term, but I add these posts to make the site a little more interesting. They generate intellgent back and forth banter from the regulars around here (we call ourselves 'grownups') and the writers.

I will continue to feature players DFA'd or released at key positions (2B, C, OF, RP) that might be worthy of an intelligent response or the beginning of an adult conversation.

I invite you to be part of that process in the future.

Mack; August 7, 2012 at 3:19 PM

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