11:32am: Ryan Divish of the Tacoma News Tribune reports that Betancourt is healthy and was genuinely puzzled after being removed from last night's lineup. As Divish points out, Zduriencik's "no comment" suggests something's up.
9:22am: As MLB.com's Jim Street notes, the Mariners have been pleased with Ronny Cedeno's performance during Yuniesky Betancourt's DL stint, so there's a chance they deal Batancourt within the next week.
Betancourt was removed from the lineup before a rehab game in Triple A last night, so Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times asked GM Jack Zduriencik whether an injury or a disciplinary issue prompted the move, but Zduriencik declined to comment.
If the Mariners deal Betancourt, who still has at least $10MM coming his way on his current deal, they would presumably be paying some of his contract.
