Rickie Darnell Weeks (born September 13, 1982) is a
Major League Baseball second baseman for Milwaukee
Brewers.
Weeks bats and throws right-handed. A potential
five-tool player, Weeks was considered a top
prospect throughout college, winning the Dick Howser
Trophy as the national collegiate player of the
year, and excelled through the minor leagues. He has
shown promise in four of the five tools: speed,
power, average, and throwing arm. Although Weeks has
not yet shown he can consistently field his position
well, he played much of the 2005 season with a thumb
injury. In his first full MLB season in 2005, Weeks
had a batting average of .239 to go with 13 home
runs and 15 stolen bases in 96 games. These HR/SB
number are consistent with his minor league totals
(playing in 209 games) of 21 home runs and 24 stolen
bases. In 2006, Weeks hit .279 with 8 home runs, 34
RBIs, and 19 stolen bases in 95 games.
Weeks has a distinctive batting stance that is
similar to that of Gary Sheffield, wiggling his bat
heavily before swinging.
