Rickie Weeks, Brewers Agree On Contract Extension
Milwaukee is likely concerned with Weeks’ durability, hence the fifth-year option -- in his six full seasons with the Brewers, Weeks has missed an average of 56 games a year. In 2009, he appeared in the just 37 games while recovered from a torn muscle in his left hand.
To his credit, Weeks, 28, rebounded in 2010, playing in 160 games (with 651 at-bats, easily surpassing his previous season-high of 475) while hitting .269/.366/.464 with an OPS+ of 125. He set a new career-high with 29 home runs.
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