Rickie Weeks

Rickie Weeks (Brewers)

1/29/12 1:22 pm

Rickie Weeks said he’s still not 100 percent recovered from his ankle injury but is “very close.”

“I wouldn’t say its 100% but it’s very close,” Weeks said. “I’m still doing rehab back home.” The second baseman suffered a severe ankle sprain in late July, and although he returned late in the year, it was clear he wasn’t healthy. It’s a tad concerning that he’s still not 100 percent, but it sounds like he’s almost there. The Brewers will need his production this year without Prince Fielder and the likely absence of Ryan Braun for 50 games.

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Rickie Weeks (Brewers)

12/5/11 6:52 pm

Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said that if Prince Fielder leaves via free agency and the team doesn’t bring another big hitter in, Rickie Weeks is the most likely candidate to bat cleanup.

Weeks batted .269/.350/.468 with 20 homers in 2011 despite being hobble by an ankle injury for most of the second half. He slugged .464 with 29 homers in 2010. Ideally, the Brewers would probably prefer to bat him second or fifth, but they could get by with Weeks as a No. 4 hitter.

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