Top 2B for next year!

[TheYanks04]

Durham healthy...what's the odds of that happening?

[SaintsOfTheDiamond]

Durham healthy...what's the odds of that happening?

If you look at his career other than really '03 his GP isn't that bad. I think he will be fine in '05 personally.

[TheYanks04]

2003 110 GP
2004 120 GP

2 years in a row he has missed at least 1/4 of the season.

[ghostfacek]

My 2B will be Utley

same here

[trevisc]

what about Ricky Weeks?

[Pogotheostrich]

what about Ricky Weeks?

I wouldn't expect that much from him this year. I think he needs some more time in the minors. Even if they do bring him up it won't be until later in the season.

[trevisc]

Darn. I've heard a lot of good things about him.

[BKeller]

In his senior year of college, Rickie Weeks batted .500 with 16 HRs and 27 SBs in only 158 ABs. That's why everyone is drooling.

But last year, in AA at Huntsville, he hit .259 with 8 HRs in 479 ABs. Also, he had 11 SBs, which is decent, but he got caught stealing 12 times. He's still got some learning to do. One telling stat: in college, in addition to those 158 ABs, he walked 46 times and K'ed 17. That's almost Bonds-like. Last year, in AA, however, he K'ed 107 times and only walked 55.

Another: in his senior year, his OPS was an insane 1.606. Last year in AA it was .773. You can see why Milwaukee drafted him. You can also see why he ain't ready yet.

[wkelly91]

What about?

Uribe
Ginter
Hairston

[trevisc]

In his senior year of college, Rickie Weeks batted .500 with 16 HRs and 27 SBs in only 158 ABs. That's why everyone is drooling.

But last year, in AA at Huntsville, he hit .259 with 8 HRs in 479 ABs. Also, he had 11 SBs, which is decent, but he got caught stealing 12 times. He's still got some learning to do. One telling stat: in college, in addition to those 158 ABs, he walked 46 times and K'ed 17. That's almost Bonds-like. Last year, in AA, however, he K'ed 107 times and only walked 55.

Another: in his senior year, his OPS was an insane 1.606. Last year in AA it was .773. You can see why Milwaukee drafted him. You can also see why he ain't ready yet.

Wow..thanks for the 411...

I guess maybe 2006 will be his year