Rickie Weeks

Rickie Weeks - Milwaukee Brewers
  • Avg .272
  • HR 9
  • RBI 24
  • Runs 28
  • SB 2
Milwaukee Brewers
  • Height: 5-10
  • Weight: 213
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Born: Sep 13, 1982 - Daytona Beach, FL
  • College: Southern University
  • Draft: 2003 - 1st round (2nd pick) by the Milwaukee Brewers

News and Notes

News and Notes
 Player Notes

Feb 5 2B Rickie Weeks, who had wrist surgery last May that forced him to miss the rest of the 2009 season, was examined by team physician William Raasch and given a clean bill of health. Weeks is not expected to be restricted in any way during workouts when spring training begins. Yahoo! Sports


Jan 31 Brewers manager Ken Macha said that Weeks would be his leadoff hitter if he had to fill out a lineup card right now, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.

Recommendation: Before having season-ending wrist surgery, Weeks was well on his way to a career-best season with nine homers and a .272 average through 37 games. In the best-case scenario, you might get 120-125 games from him (something he's offered just twice in five full MLB seasons), but given the low cost and the high upside at a position that lacks talent later in fantasy drafts, Weeks is worth the risk. Setting the table for a potent Milwaukee offense, Weeks should be a viable source of runs scored and steals in addition to a surprising amount of pop. Just be sure to expect something closer to the .240-.250 range for his batting average, as Weeks' .272 last season was driven by a slightly inflated .313 BABIP.

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