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  1. KC's lineup stability just fine for HillmanRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Kansas City Royals

    ... down Wednesday afternoon, Hillman envisioned Billy Butler back at first base, Alex Gordon back at third, Yuniesky Betancourt back at shortstop and David DeJesus back in left field. Excluding the pitcher, that's half of the fielding positions right ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Billy Butler, Baseball Players, Alex Gordon, David DeJesus, Mike Aviles

  2. Just How Bad Of A Major Leaguer Would I Be?Read the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | CamdenCrazies.com

    ... been higher than Bengie Molina's, Miguel Tejada's, Christian Guzman's, and Jeff Francoeur's from 2009. Yuniesky Betancourt has a career 3.4% walk rate. A rock, or a stick, or anything really, would be able to walk more than Yuni. That is an amazing ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jeff Francoeur, Baltimore Orioles

  3. Posnanski: Depressing Royals story of the DayRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 24 | BTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog

    ... batting title with OPS+ of 80 or less. You got that number in mind? Seven. a ' Two of those players a ' Yuniesky Betancourt and Jason Kendall a ' have been locked up by the Royals. a ' Jose Guillen had an OPS+ of 80, but did not get enough at-bats ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Baseball Players, Jose Guillen

  4. The Royals, patience, and, "ugh"

    Monday Dec 21 | KansasCity.com

    ... that seems like a long time ago. Then the Jose Guillen contract happened, the Mike Jacobs trade, the Yuniesky Betancourt trade, and especially the entire 2009 season. We talked about how the honeymoon between Dayton and Royals fans was over before ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Baseball Players, Gil Meche, Joakim Soria, Jose Guillen, Mike Jacobs

  5. KC's lineup stability just fine for HillmanRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Kansas City Royals

    ... down Wednesday afternoon, Hillman envisioned Billy Butler back at first base, Alex Gordon back at third, Yuniesky Betancourt back at shortstop and David DeJesus back in left field. Excluding the pitcher, that's half of the fielding positions right ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Billy Butler, Baseball Players, Alex Gordon, David DeJesus, Mike Aviles

  6. Another "OFF" Season????

    Thursday Dec 17 | WHB-AM Independence

    ... of slugging Buck gives the offense. Just think about this as your watching the offense this season. Yuniesky Betancourt had the lowest OBP of any everyday player last year. Jason Kendall had the lowest Slugging % of any everyday player last year. ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, John Buck, Baseball Players

  7. Looking ahead to 2010 season, Hillman assesses Royals' potential lineupRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | KansasCity.com

    ... together.' Q: Aviles was the shortstop in 2008. If he's healthy, what does that mean for Yuniesky Betancourt? Hillman: 'I still like Yuniesky as our shortstop. I don't have any reservations moving forward with Yuniesky ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Baseball Players, Gil Meche, Brian Bannister, Kyle Davies, Mike Aviles

  8. KC's lineup stability just fine for Hillman

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Kansas City Royals

    ... down Wednesday afternoon, Hillman envisioned Billy Butler back at first base, Alex Gordon back at third, Yuniesky Betancourt back at shortstop and David DeJesus back in left field. Excluding the pitcher, that's half of the fielding positions right ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Billy Butler, Baseball Players, Alex Gordon, David DeJesus, Mike Aviles

  9. Royalsa plan to build payroll flexibility puts squeeze on efforts to fill immediate needs

    Sunday Dec 6 | Kansas City Star

    ... players: Jos Guillen, Gil Meche, Zack Greinke, David DeJesus, Kyle Farnsworth, Juan Cruz, Joakim Soria, Yuniesky Betancourt and Willie Bloomquist. Eight more players are eligible for arbitration: Mike Jacobs, John Buck, Brian Bannister, Kyle ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Zack Greinke, Baseball Players, Gil Meche, David DeJesus, Kyle Farnsworth

  10. Madden: News picks Top Ten baseball Turkeys

    Nov 28, 2009 | New York City's Hometown Newspaper - NY Daily News

    ... 67 walks in 183 innings. You had to be pretty bad to get cut loose by both the Mets and Nationals . 9. Yuniesky Betancourt You'll get few arguments that the shortstop wasn't the worst player in all of baseball in '09 with the lowest on-base ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Baseball Players, Livan Hernandez, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher

  11. Thoma: Around the division: RoyalsRead the original story

    Nov 27, 2009 | BTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog

    ... it's carrying infielders along the lines of Willie Bloomquist (.308 OBP) and Luis Hernandez (.284) and Yuniesky Betancourt (.274), you'd think .394 would get their attention. It didn't. It doesn't. And as long as Dayton Moore (general manager) and ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Tug Hulett, Willie Bloomquist

  12. Erik Bedard already has some free agent suitorsRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 25, 2009 | Seattle Times

    ... Guillen may be on his way out of Kansas City. Hey, at least Bedard would be reunited with shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt . Just like old times, seeing all those grounders shoot through the infield. The same story mentions the M's being one of four ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Erik Bedard, Baseball Players, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Jose Guillen

  13. Erik Bedard already has some free agent suitors

    Nov 25, 2009 | Seattle Times

    ... Guillen may be on his way out of Kansas City. Hey, at least Bedard would be reunited with shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt . Just like old times, seeing all those grounders shoot through the infield. The same story mentions the M's being one of four ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Erik Bedard, Baseball Players, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Jose Guillen

  14. Least valuable MLB players

    Nov 20, 2009 | CNN

    ... (the John McCloskey). Enjoy. The LVP Awards AMERICAN LEAGUE LVP: Vernon Wells , Toronto ALSO CONSIDERED: Yuniesky Betancourt , Kansas City; Jhonny Peralta , Cleveland; Alex Rios , Toronto/Chicago; Jose Guillen , Kansas City Yes, I know -- it has to ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Vernon Wells, Jose Guillen, Alex Rios, Kansas City Royals

  15. Dustin Ackley to move to second base; Mariners add six to 40-man rosterRead the original story

    Nov 20, 2009 | Seattle Times

    ... Four other newcomer names added include: Cortes, you man recall, was acquired from the Royals in the Yuniesky Betancourt deal. The Mariers have also reinststed injured pitchers Ryan Feierabend and Sean White to the roster, which is now at 37, ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Jose Lopez, Baseball Players, Ryan Feierabend, Sean White

  16. Joe Posnanski: My Least Valuable Players, '09 'anti-award' winnersRead the original story

    Nov 20, 2009 | SI.com

    ... (the John McCloskey). Enjoy. The LVP Awards AMERICAN LEAGUE LVP: Vernon Wells , Toronto ALSO CONSIDERED: Yuniesky Betancourt , Kansas City; Jhonny Peralta , Cleveland; Alex Rios , Toronto/Chicago; Jose Guillen , Kansas City Yes, I know -- it has to ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Vernon Wells, Jose Guillen, Alex Rios, Kansas City Royals

  17. Looking Back/Looking Forward a " ShortstopRead the original story

    Oct 15, 2009 | RoyalsWithCheese.com

    ... once it was certain that Aviles was done, GM Dayton Moore, went into action and traded for the Mariners' Yuniesky Betancourt. The desperation move was panned by most, and as expected, Betancourt handled himself in his usual fashion - a weak average ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Baseball Players, Mike Aviles, Luis Hernandez

  18. Greinke shines amid Royals' strugglesRead the original story

    Oct 5, 2009 | Kansas City Royals

    ... lost for the season early on. Aviles' absence was felt so acutely that the Royals traded for shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt from Seattle in July. The Royals displayed an alarming inability to score runs and, likewise, to prevent them. With holdover ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, American League, American League Central, Zack Greinke, Baseball Players, Coco Crisp, Mike Aviles

  19. Yankees to add Guzman for ALCSRead the original story

    Oct 15, 2009 | WKRC-TV Cincinnati

    Yuniesky Betancourt #3 of the Kansas City Royals tags out Freddy Guzman #47 of the New York Yankees at second base during the game on September 30, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.

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    Related Topix: Sports, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Kansas City Royals, Eric Hinske

  20. THT Awards season finale, part one

    Oct 13, 2009 | The Hardball Times

    ... posting the best ERA in almost a decade, I might have let them split the honor. But Jose Guillen and Yuniesky Betancourt made sure that this was no normal season, so they have to settle for a silver medal. They posted ERA+s of 160 and 145 and ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Zack Greinke, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Javier Vazquez, Jair Jurrjens