A look at shortstop

Yuniesky Betancourt is not the answer at shortstop for the Brewers. I think that can probably be agreed upon by most people. Third in the league in errors at SS, mixed with poor range makes him a liability in the field (especially paired with the less than fleet of foot McGehee, who lead the league in errors as a 3B). His batting average was just 8th, and OBP was 10th out of 11 shortstops who qualified for the batting title. His option is $6mm, his buyout is $2mm. It seems like it would be fairly easy to find a viable replacement for the 4 million dollar difference. One issue that is being run into this upcoming offseason is a generally weak (besides Rollins and Reyes) shortstop free agent class. I plan on making a case for Reyes in upcoming posts, however, I'll look at others here just to make the arguement that under no circumstance really should Betancourt be back. Marco Scutaro Rafael Furcal Alex Gonzalez Also, let's not forget somebody can be flipped. McGehee, to me, seems to be out the door, or at least should be. He has some value remaining. That's a little speal I wrote up a few days ago. Since then the option on Betancourt has been declined (also, K-Rod's). It's important for me to note here that the Royals sent $2m over in the Grienke trade which is supposed to cover the cost of Yu-Bet's buyout. However, one interesting piece is the GM Doug Melvin has said that he would have some interest in bringing Betancourt back at a reduced rate... oh boy.