PT TOMORROW: NL Central—Weeks' hot bat leading to more PT
May 16 2014
The bat of Rickie Weeks (2B, MIL) has come to life, as he's collected 16 hits in a stretch of 27 at-bats. He recently rejected the notion of seeing some action in left field, but he's started four of the last five games at second base at the expense of Scooter Gennett (2B, MIL). Taking a chance on him while he's playing and hitting well makes sense, but expectations should probably be tempered going forward.
Weeks has cut down on his strikeouts, but he's drawn just four walks in 57 plate appearances. He belted his first home run May 15, but a power resurgence doesn't appear likely, as about 60 percent of his balls in play have been on the ground. Weeks has his batting average up to .365, but that will drop once the 44...
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