In what seemed like a season-long trend, short stops last week did not hit for much power at all, but did hit for very high AVGs and/or stole plenty of bases.  With big, powerful short stops becoming less chic, it is clear that AVG, SB, and R are the trends to look for next season, so be ready to expand your draft spreadsheets:

Gold

Yuniesky Betancourt (Seattle Mariners) - Betancourt was a disappointment both on the field and at the plate, but his final week of the 2008 season gave Seattle at least a little reason to smile.  Betancourt hit .467 with a homer, six RBI, eight R, and a stolen base.  Although he regressed from last season, he is still only 26 years old and rebounded quite well from what can only be described as a disastrous summer (.220 AVG, .308 SLG in June, .207 AVG, .244 SLG in July) with a strong September (.343 AVG, .525 SLG).

Silver

Jose Reyes (New York Mets) - Reyes continued to speak loudly with his legs rather than with his bat, which, in the fantasy world, still holds a lot of value.  Reyes hit only .258 with no homers in the final week of the season, but he stole four bases, helping him to score six runs along the way.  He also had four RBI.  Unfortunately for Reyes, he will have to answer questions again as to why he had a weak September with the bat, but his 10 SB this month put him over the 50 SB mark for the fourth time in his career and solidified his status next year as a first-round pick.

Bronze

Ramon Santiago (Detroit Tigers) - Santiago did not get to play a whole lot this year because of Detroit's acquisition of Edgar Renteria, but some injury problems to Renteria, plus his very disappointing production, allowed Detroit to give Santiago more playing time toward the end of the year.  Santiago took advantage this week, hitting .357 with three HR and four RBI while scoring six runs.  Santiago's three HR this week are actually more than he has hit in any season since 2002, when he hit four in 65 games.

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