I think you're on to something, and I'll take it a step further. I wonder how Rickie feels about being the only black player on the team? Yes, he is 30 and there could be some age decline but at 30 I would not expect this much age-related decline so quickly. I just wonder how much he enjoys playing in Milwaukee without any other black players on the team. His decline has also corresponded with the number of black players on the team. 2013 - Weeks 2012 - Weeks, Morgan 2011 - Fielder, Weeks, Morgan, Hawkins 2010 - Fielder, Weeks, Cain, Dickerson, Hawkins, Jeffress 2009 - Fielder, Weeks, Cameron, Hall, Bourgeois, Patterson please refer to him as african-american if you're only going to reference african-american players. there are plenty of other "black" players on the team that the whole race angle is completely moot.