DIVISIONAL OUTLOOK: NL Central—Finding AB for Betancourt
May 10 2013
Yuniesky Betancourt (1B/2B/3B, MIL) has been hot, with eight homers, 24 RBI, and a .276 BA, supported by a 137 PX. But Betancourt got most of his playing time at 3B while Aramis Ramirez (3B, MIL) was on the DL. With Ramirez activated on May 3, the Brewers are trying to find ways to keep Betancourt's bat in the lineup. They have used him at 1B and in the outfield this week, and he can also play 2B, where he logged most of his time last season.
Rickie Weeks (2B, MIL) is off to a terrible start, hitting .193 through 114 AB with two homers and nine RBI. His start repeats last season, when Weeks hit .186 in April and got even worse in May, hitting only .132. At the end of May, he had five homers and 12 RBI. But Weeks broke...
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