Rickie Weeks Jr. 1B FA Wed 6/12/13 4:00 PM
Rickie Weeks Jr.
1B FA
Rickie Weeks is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Marlins.
Scooter Gennett will make the start at second base against right-hander Kevin Slowey. Weeks has been swinging the bat a lot better recently, so fantasy owners will have to hope that this quasi-platoon doesn't last much longer.
Rickie Weeks Jr. 1B FA Mon 6/10/13 11:40 PM
Rickie Weeks Jr.
1B FA
Back in the starting lineup against a right-hander, Rickie Weeks went 3-for-5 and homered off the Marlins' Ricky Nolasco on Monday.
The Brewers were foolish to start platooning Weeks just as his bat was warming up. That should be over with now, and it might not be long before Scooter Gennett returns to Triple-A.
Rickie Weeks Jr. 1B FA Mon 6/10/13 4:20 PM
Rickie Weeks Jr.
1B FA
Rickie Weeks is in Monday's lineup against the Marlins.
Scooter Gennett made the start at second base on Sunday, but Weeks is back in there with right-hander Ricky Nolasco on the hill for Miami. While Weeks still owns an ugly .199 batting average on the year, he is hitting .316 (13-for-41) over his last 13 games.
Rickie Weeks Jr. 1B FA Fri 6/7/13 4:55 PM
Rickie Weeks Jr.
1B FA
Rickie Weeks is in Friday's lineup against the Phillies.
Scooter Gennett has started the previous three games at second base, but Weeks is back in there with left-hander Cliff Lee on the hill for Philadelphia. Brewers manager Ron Roenicke plans to go with a platoon for the time being, but Weeks should be able to take back the job if he starts producing like he's capable of doing.
Rickie Weeks Jr. 1B FA Thu 6/6/13 4:18 PM
Rickie Weeks Jr.
1B FA
Rickie Weeks is not in Thursday's lineup against the Phillies.
Part of a newly-formed platoon at second base, Weeks is sitting again in favor of Scooter Gennett. We expect Weeks to be back in there Friday with left-hander Cliff Lee on the mound for Philadelphia, but it's tough to use him in standard mixed leagues right now.
Rickie Weeks Jr. 1B FA Tue 6/4/13 3:26 PM
Rickie Weeks Jr.
1B FA
Rickie Weeks is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Athletics.
In other words, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke is going ahead with his plan to start Scooter Gennett against right-hander A.J. Griffin, even after Weeks' big game on Monday. Roenicke plans to go with what he's describing as a "loose" platoon at second base, but Weeks is obviously capable of playing at a much higher level than what he has shown to this point.
Rickie Weeks Jr. 1B FA Mon 6/3/13 11:49 PM
Rickie Weeks Jr.
1B FA
Rickie Weeks homered and tripled in a run to account for all of Milwaukee's offense against the A's on Monday.
Interesting timing. The Brewers called up Scooter Gennett before the game and turned Weeks into a platoon player. Weeks responded to the threat, hitting his first homer since May 15, collecting his first multihit game since May 2 and tripling for the first time this season. The triple was originally ruled a two-run homer before being overturned on replay. The plan was for Weeks to sit against a right-hander on Tuesday, with Gennett starting at second base. It will be interesting to see if manager Ron Roenicke sticks with that now. Weeks has had an awful year, but he has twice the upside of Gennett and the Brewers can't afford to sit him if he's on the verge of turning it around.
Rickie Weeks Jr. 1B FA Fri 5/24/13 5:43 PM
Rickie Weeks Jr.
1B FA
Rickie Weeks is not in Friday's lineup against the Pirates.
Another day off for the struggling second baseman. Jeff Bianchi is drawing another start.
Rickie Weeks Jr. 1B FA Tue 5/21/13 3:25 PM
Rickie Weeks Jr.
1B FA
Rickie Weeks is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Dodgers.
Just a day off for the struggling Weeks. Jeff Bianchi will start at second base and bat eighth against Zack Greinke.
Rickie Weeks Jr. 1B FA Wed 5/15/13 10:13 PM
Rickie Weeks Jr.
1B FA
Rickie Weeks launched a solo homer in Wednesday's loss to the Pirates.
Unfortunately for the Brewers, Weeks' blast was their lone tally on the night. The longball was the second baseman's first this month and just his third of the season. Weeks upped his average to a depressing .187 with the 1-for-3 showing.