Lil' Weeks

[giezer007]

Hey does anyone have info on him or know how good he is. I would love to see another weeks in the system because his brother would be able to give him a lot of support here. From what i heard he is prob not a 10 round pick so I think the brewers should draft him let him play year of college ball and if he wants to sign after that good for use.

 

Just remember those Weeks are slow starters Rickie was poorly recuited and no one really thought that he could do what he did. So if the crew have a chance to take him i think it would be a great snag.

 

Just think he can have what the D-Rays wish they could have the star brother combo( Uptons)Even thou the weeks weren't near the heip that these guys were in hs

[colbyjack]

Brewerfan.net Jemile Weeks profile

 

He could go in the top 10 rounds. Being the little brother of Rickie definitely helped him, just for the simple fact that he can go to U. of Miami if the draft doesn't work out for him. Similar prospect to Rickie at the same time, and if Jemile has half of the work ethic of his big brother, he too could be special.

 

Right now, there are still doubters about his size.

[Past Member]

I think I may have seen him at the airport in Orlando. While waiting for luggage I saw a guy who looked just like Rickie and he stood there wearing a leather coat. I happened to have a magazine with Rickie's picture in it with me and compared and it had to have been Jemile. I didn't have the guts to go through the big crowd and ask him though. Wish I would have though. Would be kind of neat to have him.

[dadofandrew]

The Twins took Joe Mauer's brother as a "courtesy", and I have to believe the Crew might be willing to bump him up a couple rounds.

[JoeHova]

Sickels has the cubs taking him in the 5th round. I hope the Brewers get him at some point in the first 10 rounds if he's still around.

[Harold Hutchison]

Scrubs get Kyle Reynolds...

 

Wouldn't object to Lil' Weeks, though. Maybe it could be the Brewers' version of the Ripken-Ripken DP combo of the late 80s/early 90s.

[gregmag]

Right, because Bill Ripken really distinguished himself.

 

Greg.

[bjkrautk]

Bill Ripken was no Craig Griffey, I'll say that much.

[brettac1]

Or Chris Gwynn. I'd say that Weeks would be better than those guys, though. At least I'd hope.

[Harold Hutchison]

He was not much offensively, but a career .987 fielding percentage and a career range facotr of 4.76 aren't shabby.

[JoeHova]

I'm hoping they'll be more like the Waners or DiMaggios.

[gregmag]

"Not much offensively"? He had a career OPS+ of 69, with only one year when he was above average and one other when he was close. Most of the time he was one of the worst hitters in the league. The good Lord has never made the second baseman whose defense makes up for that kind of helplessness with the bat. He's arguably never made any player whose defense compensates for that kind of hitting -- interested parties can debate Mark Belanger (OPS+ 6http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/glasses.gif .

 

Greg.

[NastyTwig]

Hey! There's Weeks!

[Past Member]

Well we just selected him! Sweet!

[JoeHova]

For real? Nice.

[BuckyTuba]

hopefully he signs! that would be fantastic to have a family duo on the same team

[deeswan]

"Not much offensively"? He had a career OPS+ of 69, with only one year when he was above average and one other when he was close. Most of the time he was one of the worst hitters in the league.

 

But he had one of the all-time great baseball cards. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[brettac1]

That's for sure.

[jwaltz]

Just think, if we can get Lou Palmisano and Jemile on the same team we will have The Captain and Jemile.

[Blazer25]

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jwaltz...now that was comedy

[NastyTwig]

"Rickie is Rickie. Jemile is Jemile. Maybe someday he'll have the career that Rickie is going to have."

 

Nice quote from Jack Z during tonight's game.

[thebruce44]

But he had one of the all-time great baseball cards.

 

Was that the one with swears written all over his bat...that was like gold to a 4th grader (i.e. me) at the time.

[Harold Hutchison]

Yeah, and the rumor has it that Cal was responsible for the colorful language on the bat.

 

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[batman]

Here's the full story:

 

www.snopes.com/sports/bas...ripken.htm

 

Funny.

 

~Bill

[bork]

So we have one Weeks who can hit, but can't field and another that can field, but can't hit. Can we combine them to create a HOF middle infielder? Of course with the Brewer's luck, we'd end up a player who can't hit or field, like Spivey.