Seattle has released veteran infielder/outfielder Rickie Weeks after designating him for assignment last week.
Weeks was Milwaukee’s starting second baseman for a decade, but lost the job to Scooter Gennett last season and struggled to find much of a market as a free agent this winter.
He signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Mariners as a left fielder/designated hitter and then hit .167 in 37 games after coming into the season as a 32-year-old with a lifetime .771 OPS in 1,142 games.
He’ll likely have to settle for a minor-league deal and needs to get back on track offensively given how few teams probably still view him as a viable defensive second baseman. Weeks’ best fit at this point is probably as a platoon lefty-masher.
