Rickie Weeks : October 6th, 2008, 4:35 pm est
News: Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks had surgery Monday to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee and is expected to be ready for spring training. Weeks had part of the damaged meniscus removed by team physician Dr. William Raasch. Weeks will begin rehabilitation at home this week. Weeks was injured Saturday night in Game 3 against Philadelphia when he jammed his knee running out a hard-hit grounder and got tangled up with first baseman Ryan Howard.
Analysis: A first-round draft pick by Milwaukee in 2003, Weeks hit .234 with 14 homers and 46 RBI in 129 games in his fifth season. Weeks slumped and spent most of September in a reserve role to veteran Ray Durham. The perennial breakout candidate-turned-bust is a sleeper in spring 2009 again, but track his news this winter before buying into him again. He has never reached his potential and always seems to be dealing with some kind of injury
