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Rays Release Rickie Weeks

By Steve Adams | July 24, 2017 at 2:30pm CDT

The Rays have released infielder Rickie Weeks to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for newly acquired Sergio Romo, the team announced. Weeks had been on the disabled list with a shoulder injury, though he’d been on a rehab assignment in Triple-A. Andrew Kittredge has been optioned to Triple-A Durham to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.

Weeks, 34, hit .216/.321/.340 in 112 plate appearances with the Rays earlier this season, totaling 90 innings at first base in his lone action on defense. Weeks was brought in largely due to his track record of success against left-handed pitching, but he stumbled to a .176/.333/.275 through 63 plate appearances. Weeks had a solid campaign at the plate as recently as 2016 with the D-backs (.239/.327/.450) and has handled lefties well throughout his career, so he could latch on elsewhere as a minor league signee.

Romo, who had been designated for assignment by the Dodgers, was acquired by the Rays on Saturday in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later.

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  1. bleacherbum

    6 years ago

    It’s crazy how a career can decline so fast, for a 3 to 4 year span there, he was one of the most feared second baseman to pitch to in the game. Him, Fielder, Braun, Corey Hart and Nyjer Morgan were fun to watch.

    Reply
    • TraderRyan9

      6 years ago

      Steroids will do that

      Reply
      • Surprisingly a Bucks Fan

        6 years ago

        no proof

        Reply
      • davidcoonce74

        6 years ago

        He was tested throughout his career. Jeez. I get so tired of this nonsense.

        Reply
        • thegreatcerealfamine

          6 years ago

          How do you know he was even tested once?

        • padresfan

          6 years ago

          Everyone is
          At the min during the regular season and again before playoffs start

        • kylewait89

          6 years ago

          You think guys haven’t found ways to get around testing? I’m sorry but wasn’t A-Rod tested his whole career? And then admitted to using?

          It’s why it’s stupid to hear someone get caught when so many do it without. Not just baseball either.

        • JKB

          6 years ago

          No kylewait89 A-Roid unfortunately was not tested throughout his career

        • davidcoonce74

          6 years ago

          Every player is tested, at minimum, four times per season and once in the offseason (if they’re under contract). Some players are tested more often.

    • ReverieDays

      6 years ago

      Nothing about Nyjer Morgan and his antics was “fun” to watch.

      Reply
      • wisports

        6 years ago

        “Morgan base hit up the middle and the Brewers are moving on!” That was fun to watch

        Reply
      • bleacherbum

        6 years ago

        What!??? Dude Nyjer Morgan was the man!

        Reply
        • CardsBaseball6

          6 years ago

          Nyjer Morgan was a douchebag

    • CoachMcMahon

      6 years ago

      The comments on here are ridiculous. Steroids. First off before you make a comment like, maybe do some research. Rickie Weeks career declined from all of his wrist injuries. He had one of the quickest bats when he came up. After injuring both wrists multiple times, you will never have the same bat speed.

      Reply
    • JKB

      6 years ago

      I do not recall him being feared

      Reply
    • fisher40

      6 years ago

      Weeks was never that good and hardly a feared hitter, idk where u get your info from but someone who was the #2 pick in the draft in 2003 one would expect more production out of him

      Reply
      • davidcoonce74

        6 years ago

        Nah. There’s a ton of #2 picks that never even played in the majors. 90 % of all players ever drafted will never make the majors, so to have even Weeks’ career is a win.

        Reply
  2. mrnatewalter

    6 years ago

    “Andrew Kittredge has been optioned to Triple-A Durham to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.”

    Is this supposed to be the 25-man roster, not 40?

    Reply
  3. Phillies2017

    6 years ago

    I wouldn’t be completely shocked if this was the end of the line for Weeks. 2016, he was ok as a bench guy, however, going back to 2012, he’s a .229/.324/.393 hitter (93 OPS+) while playing well below average defense (-7.6 dWAR since 2012) and overall, has been worth -1.5 WAR in that time span.
    He had a nice run in Milwaukee back in the day though.

    Reply
  4. TraderRyan9

    6 years ago

    .239 Is not solid

    Reply
    • geejohnny

      6 years ago

      With the new sabermetrics I suppose the .450 slugging was what he referred to. I agree….nothing special.

      Reply
    • davidcoonce74

      6 years ago

      A 777 OPS for a middle infielder/bench player is pretty good. It’s not 1965 anymore. Batting average is maybe the worst way to measure a player’s value.

      Reply
    • kylewait89

      6 years ago

      .284 against lefties…sounds like a useful bench guy to me.

      Reply
  5. Daver520

    6 years ago

    .239 avg. is a solid campaign in 2016 ??? Good writing ….

    Reply
    • kent814

      6 years ago

      He had a great sugging percentage you nitwit. Batting average isnt the end all be all of offensive capability

      Reply
      • connfyoozed

        6 years ago

        Yeah, that was necessary… and calling someone a nitwit for no reason isn’t good for your “sugging percentage”.

        Reply
        • myaccount

          6 years ago

          You seem confused, connfyoozed.

        • ReverieDays

          6 years ago

          Typical Sabermetrics guy. Nitpicks stats, and calls people names for thinking the number of hits per AB you get don’t mean anything.

        • JDGoat

          6 years ago

          You don’t have to be a saber metrics person to realize batting average is a flawed stat that is way overrated

        • kent814

          6 years ago

          It wasnt for no reason. He was insulting the writer for saying his 2016 was good based solely off his low batting average which is a flawed way of looking at it.

    • Surprisingly a Bucks Fan

      6 years ago

      obp over .320 is nice

      Reply
      • ReverieDays

        6 years ago

        Its not that nice.

        Reply
        • Mattimeo09

          6 years ago

          Your face isn’t that nice

    • gameofdegroms

      6 years ago

      .327 OBP and .450 slugging are pretty good. Nobody looks at average as the end all/be all anymore

      Reply
      • JD396

        6 years ago

        Nobody except half the posters here anyway.

        Reply
        • Phillies2017

          6 years ago

          LOL preach

    • halos101

      6 years ago

      stop looking at average to judge someone

      Reply
  6. bigcubsfan

    6 years ago

    Weeks’ weeks in the major leagues have been numbered for a while now.

    Reply
    • Ungerdog

      6 years ago

      wah-waah.

      Reply
  7. geejohnny

    6 years ago

    He looked terribly out of shape. Good spring but couldn’t hit anything when the bell rung.

    Reply
  8. rycm131

    6 years ago

    A’s should pick him up, but I know they hate the Weeks’ family

    Reply
  9. bleacherbum

    6 years ago

    Last of a dying breed, you don’t see second baseman like he was anymore. Short stocky guys with middle of the order pop. He and Dan Uggla looked like Strong Saftey’s in the NFL playing second base where normally you have a little guy with little to – no pop playing there.

    If this is the end of the road he carved out a nice little career for himself.

    Reply
  10. Aril

    6 years ago

    How Rickie is solid and here in the same site other writer said Puig .263.323.416 is mediocre?

    Reply
    • JDGoat

      6 years ago

      .750 ops for a corner outfielder is pretty mediocre

      Reply
    • kylewait89

      6 years ago

      A .284/.368/.642 from the left side line for a bench player isn’t bad.

      Puig was an everyday player in a prominent role hitting just above .260. In losses he hit a messily .185, again as a starter.

      Not comparing apples to apples here. Bench vs. starter.

      Reply
  11. NatsWS2017

    6 years ago

    I can’t believe there is this much talk about Rickie Weeks and Nyjer Morgan. Both mediocre players at best while in their prime.

    Reply
    • gormanthomasrules

      6 years ago

      Perhaps, but both were solid contributors to a 2011 Brewers’ divisional run. Nyjer was a D-Bag to some, and a sparkplug to a surging young team to others. it’s probably a little bit from columns A and B. Weeks was, in his Prime, pre-injuries, a top-10 @B.

      Reply
  12. STLCards33

    6 years ago

    Honestly had no idea he was even still playing professionally. Let alone still at the major league level

    Reply
  13. T206

    6 years ago

    I love how a solid campaign equates to .239 BA and .325 OBP, amazing!

    Reply

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