When asked how the second base situation will shake out once Mark Ellis is back, Athletics interim manager Bob Melvin would say only that "If Jemile (Weeks) is here, he's going to play some. He's played well."

The guess here is that Weeks will get the majority of the playing time at second base, with Ellis maybe playing a couple days per week and being a prime trade candidate before the deadline. But, it wouldn't be shocking if Weeks is sent down to play every day at Triple-A. We should know more Wednesday, when Ellis is activated.

Jemile Weeks went 3-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Giants.

It's Weeks' third multi-hit game in four days as his average now stands at .364 through 12 major league games. He batted leadoff today for the second time and is stating a major case to steal the second base job from Mark Ellis. Weeks' steals upside makes him worth owning in most formats.

Jemile Weeks doubled, singled and drove in three runs for the A's in the win over the Royals on Thursday.

Weeks is making a strong case for keeping a starting job after Mark Ellis returns next week. He's 11-for-32 and has three triples already since his callup. Despite batting ninth in eight of his nine games, Weeks has five RBI already. Ellis had 15 in 59 games, and he was always batting seventh or higher.

Jemile Weeks went 1-for-3 with a run scored and stolen base in Oakland's 2-1 win over the Royals on Wednesday.

The swipe was Weeks' third in eight games since being recalled from Triple-A, while he is now batting .321 through his first 28 major-league at-bats. The time to take a flier is now if he's still on your league's wire.

Jemile Weeks will make his major league debut Tuesday against the Orioles.

The A's haven't made the official roster move yet, but Mark Ellis is expected to be placed on the disabled list with a hamstring injury. Weeks will start at second base Tuesday and bat leadoff against right-hander Chris Jakubauskas. The 24-year-old should have a clear path to playing time in the interim, so pick him up in AL-only formats.

Mychael Urban of CSNBayArea.com reports that the Athletics are calling up prospect second baseman Jemile Weeks from Triple-A Sacramento.

It's time. Mark Ellis left Monday's game with a hamstring injury, so it's assumed that he will land on the disabled list. The A's still need to clear a spot on the 40-man roster, but they can move Dallas Braden to the 60-day disabled list. Weeks, 24, entered Monday's action batting .321/.414/.446 with three homers, 22 RBI and nine stolen bases over his first 44 games with Triple-A Sacramento this season. He should be owned in AL-only leagues from the outset.

2008 first-round pick Jemile Weeks is again sidelined with a hip injury and could miss a month.

Weeks missed the first seven weeks of last season with a similar problem in his left hip. The guess is that he'll miss about a month this time. Weeks was hitting .304/.368/.490 in 102 at-bats for Double-A Midland before getting hurt a week ago.