DL Stint Likely for Betancourt

by Jon ~ June 24th, 2009 at 11:59 pm

Yuniesky Betancourt tweaked his lower hamstring early into tonight’s ballgame then went on to aggravate it late and in a big way.  Geoff Baker reports that he’ll likely hit the DL tomorrow, having Jose Lopez take his roster spot.

Assuming that’s the plan, Seattle will continue to roster both Chris Woodward and Josh Wilson.  Ronny Cedeno probably becomes the primary starting shortstop while remaining the fourth outfielder, while Woodward becomes second string second and third baseman and Wilson backs up at shortstop.

All said, if Betancourt is feeling a lot better tomorrow the team could decide to hold off on the DL stint.  This year’s Mariners have been very reluctant to DL even their bench players, so stay tuned for an update.

3 Responses to DL Stint Likely for Betancourt

  1. Mariners121212
    Mariners121212

    Oh bummer, what will be do without Betancourt.

  2. SABR Matt
    SABR Matt

    this actually does hurt the club despite my distaste for Yuni…Cedeno is even worse and now he has to start.

  3. wazzy
    Brandon

    Betancourt had been looking better of late. I am almost sad to see him hit the DL because as Matt said, Cedeno is even worse :(

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