Fantasy Baseball Hot Stove - AL

November 18, 2009 @ 00:00:00

By Tim Heaney
Edited by Nicholas Minnix

Also see: Fantasy Baseball Hot Stove - NL

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Third basemen

Wilson Betemit, Kansas City Royals (signed to minor league contract)

Wilson's work with a bat is a bonus

Positives for the career .258 hitter: his positional versatility (corner infield and shortstop in the past), his occasional pop and the Royals' recent trade of a similar commodity with both of these traits (Mark Teahen). Junior Circuit fantasizers should keep a relaxed eye on Betemit during the season but should pass on draft day unless the plague wipes out KC's infield.

Shortstops

Jack Wilson, Seattle Mariners (re-signed)

The M's locked up their '09 trade deadline acquisition for another two seasons. Wilson hit .224-1-8 in 107 at-bats with Seattle after a .267-4-31 effort in 266 Pittsburgh Pirates at-bats. Nothing changes here; Wilson ranks chiefly as a low-end AL-only shorty.

Also see: Fantasy Baseball Hot Stove - NL

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