Seattle Sportsnet

In a move not often associated with contending ballclubs, the Seattle Mariners traded their incumbent starter at shortstop on Friday, sending Yuniesky Betancourt to Kansas City in exchange for two minor league pitching prospects.

Though it seems a peculiar deal for a team closing in on first place in their division, Betancourt had long ago punched his ticket out of town with inconsistent play, a lack of focus, and an injury that kept him out of the lineup for the past month.

The trade was by no means a bad one for Seattle (most pundits are claiming that the M’s won this deal by a landslide), but it creates an entirely new problem for the team to solve.

Who should be the starting shortstop?

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