When I think back on Rickie Weeks‘ 2012 fantasy season, I’m mostly overwhelmed with negative thoughts and emotions. If you look at his end-of-season stat line, though, it wasn’t really all that bad.
Yes, his .230 batting average over 588 at-bats was a category killer, but his 21 homers, 16 steals, and 85 runs were actually pretty useful. What really soured me on Weeks last year was his atrocious start. Through May, Milwaukee’s second baseman was slashing just .158/.292/.294. I promise you there are no typos in there. Weeks was actually slugging under .300.
June was another down month as Weeks posted an OPS of just .653, but something clicked as July rolled around. That month he had an OPS of .912 while hitting five homers and driving in 15 runs. His OPS fell in August, but Weeks then decided to score 22 runs that month, and in September he decided to steal six bases! It was certainly a roller coaster ride, and if you’re like me you probably dumped Weeks after an unbearable start, bu...
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February 08, 2013
