When asked how the second base situation will shake out once Mark Ellis is back, Athletics interim manager Bob Melvin would say only that "If Jemile (Weeks) is here, he's going to play some. He's played well." The guess here is that Weeks will get the majority of the playing time at second base, with Ellis maybe playing a couple days per week and being a prime trade candidate before the deadline. But, it wouldn't be shocking if Weeks is sent down to play every day at Triple-A. We should know more Wednesday, when Ellis is activated.

Jemile Weeks went 3-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Giants. It's Weeks' third multi-hit game in four days as his average now stands at .364 through 12 major league games. He batted leadoff today for the second time and is stating a major case to steal the second base job from Mark Ellis. Weeks' steals upside makes him worth owning in most formats.

Jemile Weeks doubled, singled and drove in three runs for the A's in the win over the Royals on Thursday. Weeks is making a strong case for keeping a starting job after Mark Ellis returns next week. He's 11-for-32 and has three triples already since his callup. Despite batting ninth in eight of his nine games, Weeks has five RBI already. Ellis had 15 in 59 games, and he was always batting seventh or higher.