Rickie Weeks to DL

[Little Slide Rooter]

not sure if this helps or hurts them

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080609&content_id=2877935&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

[Clem Fandango]

Clearly it hurts them because they're now missing out on a 5-tool 30-30 athlete

[Little Slide Rooter]

Clearly it hurts them because they're now missing out on a 5-tool 30-30 athlete

 

You mean a guy capable of being a 5 tool 30-30 athlete. Corey Patterson is capable of being a 5 tool 30-30 athlete, but hasnt shown any signs that its going to happen any time soon.

[Garage Party]

Of course it hurts them. If Craig Counsell and Russell Branyan compose half of your infield, you're bad.

[TruffleShuffle]

i wonder if joe dillon can play a passable second base. he's going to be lousy defensively, and the right side of that defense will be really terrible, but the guy sure can hit.

[Clem Fandango]

Clearly it hurts them because they're now missing out on a 5-tool 30-30 athlete

 

You mean a guy capable of being a 5 tool 30-30 athlete. Corey Patterson is capable of being a 5 tool 30-30 athlete, but hasnt shown any signs that its going to happen any time soon.

 

Mine was sarcasm. Each year I read somewhere about Rickie Weeks having this mysterious 5-tool skillset and 30-30 talent that he has never ever ever ever ever shown