Weeks Wins Weekly AFL Honor

Infielder Jemile Weeks of the A's organization and left-hander Donnie Veal of the Pirates were named Arizona Fall League hitter and pitcher of the week on Monday.

Weeks, playing for the Phoenix Desert Dogs, went 8-for-15 (.533) for the week with three doubles, two triples, three RBIs and four runs scored to continue a strong start to the prospect-laden league. He entered week four of AFL play riding a seven-game hitting streak during which he has batted .379 and scored eight times.

The 22-year-old Orlando native is the younger brother of Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks. Jemile was Oakland's first-round Draft pick in 2008 out of the University of Miami and he topped out in 2009 at Double-A Midland.

Weeks numbers aren’t necessarily reflective of how he has been playing [as of Thursday]. He has been putting together a lot of good at-bats. And he has looked good defensively. He’s definitely been on the upswing defensively. He’s cleaned up his footwork and has made improvements all around.



(athletics.scout.com)