The Mariners traded Yuniesky Betancourt to the Royals for Dan Cortes and Derrick Saito.
Royals Side: Yes, the Royals need a SS. But, what makes Betancourt such a good option? Betancourt has zero plate discipline (fitting right in with the Royals) and his defense has been over hyped. This year, he is hitting .250-.278-.330 with 10 walks and 18 strikeouts. His offensive package is terrible. He is no better then some of the other guys they have run out there (Luis Hernandez could put up those numbers).
Mariners Side: The Mariners deal a player that had fallen out of favor and get a couple of upside arms. Cortes is in AA and while his newspaper #'s are good (6-6, 3.92), his peripherals aren't (80.1 IP, 50 BB, 57 K). Saito is in Low-A and is a lefty reliever who is 2-6, 4.15, but has potential based on 15 BB and 53 K in 52 IP. Two arms that may or may not turn into something.
Overall: I like this deal for the Mariners. They get rid of a player they didn't like and get a guy who is going to pitch in the majors at some point (Cortes) and a lefty reliever who has some potential. The Royals need to find a guy who will draw walks at some point to have a shot at having a decent offense.
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8 years ago
If only Carlos Triunfel was ready. Not sure I like the deal as it makes Seattle worse right now and being a couple games back you have to wonder what it will do to the team moral. Usually you don't dump your starting middle infielder this late in the season when you are 3 games out. Now we are stuck with Ronny Cedeno!?!?!? I would love this trade if we were looking at the future or about 8 games back, I just question the timing. Also, he is a career .280 hitter, so he is bound to get hot. He may not see many pitches or take a lot of walks, but he also doesn't strike out, and you know I love contact hitters.
ReplyDeleteAmongst shortstops, Betancourt graded out as the worst defensively in Ultimate Zone Rating.
ReplyDeleteYes, Ronny Cedeno and Josh Wilson aren't everyday players. But, Cedeno is an upgrade defensively and is another guys who's career #'s say he is bound to get hot.
An interesting thing to think about (that I know you'll hate):
Chris Shelton at AAA: .319-.385-.519 and his position is listed as 3B. Woodward at SS with Shelton at 3B?
Contact hitters are great, but not when that is their only contribution to the team. Ronny Cedeno can do just as good a job and cheaper, with getting out of his bad contract.
Just my opinions.