| Team | League | Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | K/W | $ |
| SEA | AL | 2005 | 60 | 211 | 24 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 24 | .256 | .296 | .370 | 2.2 | 1 |
| SEA | AL | 2006 | 157 | 558 | 68 | 161 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 54 | .289 | .310 | .403 | 3.2 | 14 |
| SEA | AL | 2007 | 155 | 536 | 72 | 155 | 38 | 2 | 9 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 48 | .289 | .308 | .418 | 3.2 | 15 |
| Career | 3yrs | 372 | 1305 | 164 | 370 | 77 | 13 | 18 | 129 | 17 | 15 | 43 | 126 | .284 | .307 | .404 | 2.9 | ||
| 5 comments |
PK mixed: $2
AP 4x4: $12
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Toz 7 months ago
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Let me "pile on" as well. I've found that players, regardless of age, with little power, poor SB production and OBPs under .310 tend to drop off the face of the earth, not suddenly become big earners. Let someone else pay for him. |
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MikeG 7 months ago
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Like Slyke and Eugene, I'm giving Betancourt a thumbs down and demanding a profit. I see the upside, too, but it's hard to get excited about a guy who has walked 43 times in 1,305 major league AB. Betancourt did seem to start mashing - relatively speaking - in the second half, putting up a 481 SLG Post All-Star. On the other hand, he walked a lousy four times in 241 AB. Pitchers aren't going to give him as many pitches to hit if he keeps doing that, and it's the rare player who can keep swinging at balls out of the zone and continue to hit well. |
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Alex 7 months ago
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By putting a fairly high bid limit on Betancourt, considering his not very high upside, I'm saying I think he can do better -- not a lot better, but better -- than he has so far. When you place a $12 bet on a player, you certainly are hoping for better than a $15 return. Not so when you place a $30 bet on a player. When you do that, you're satsified with a $30 return. If the player earns $33, you're more than satisfied. The rule of thumb is, take the best players to par. Try to get profits from everyone else. Two things that I find attractive in Betancourt's scan: his age and all those doubles. |
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EugeneFreed 7 months ago
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His value comes from his ABs. If his defense slips or he has a nagging injury he loses all of his value. Batting average is what boots him up. While his low strikeout rate helps keep his average as high as it's been, if he comes in slightly heavier than previous years or has any leg injuries, keep the bid low. |
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Slyke 7 months ago
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Had a nice spike in his SLG% in 2007 which helped him increase his RBI totals by 20, but those 32 walks in nearly 1,100 AB's the past two years scares me. He has earned $14 and $15 the past two years respectively, so he would seem like a safe bet to earn around that again in 2008. I do like Betancourt, but he is a guy I would like to get for $7 or $8 and make a little profit on. I would cut off my bidding around $10. |