Jemile Weeks is Making a Case for an Early Call Up

With the A’s infield getting less impressive by the day Jemile Weeks has been looking more attractive by the day. No, not in that way. Not that there is anything wrong with that….

For the non minor league followers I’ll give you a little background on him. Weeks was drafted in the first round of the 2008 draft by the Oakland Athletics. He plays second base and has hit the ball well on his way up through the minors.

Currently he is playing for the Sacramento River Cats. Weeks is hitting .351 with an outstanding .969 OPS. The guy knows how to get on base. He also knows how to hit for extra bases. He isn’t much of a home run threat but he already has 3 triples and 5 doubles in just twenty four games. That isn’t overly amazing but that’s better than most of our infielders on the big league club.

I do understand the hesitation to bring him up. The A’s don’t know if his offense will translate against MLB pitchers. I get that. The problem is the infielders we have now aren’t hitting MLB pitchers. It’s time to give someone else a shot.

This is Weeks’s fourth year in the minors. Personally I don’t think he needs much more cooking. I think this guy is ready to play. Why not let LaRoche back up Kouz? Then bring up Weeks to give Ellis some bench time. As I blogged before, he just isn’t effective.

I realize the A’s would have to send someone down or release them. That is where I am not sure what the A’s should or can do. Personally I think a trade of either Kouz, Barton or Ellis for whatever prospects we could get would be best. Either way this kid has paid his dues and has shown he can play at every level on his way up the ladder. Let’s see if he has what it takes to play in the bigs. He surely can’t be any worse than what is going on now.



(beanesbunch.com)