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Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks is more than willing to talk about a long-term contract extension with the team, but he will only talk for a limited time. Once spring training begins, Weeks only wants to think about one thing."Once I get to spring training, I want to focus on baseball," said Weeks.
The upcoming season is the last in which Weeks is arbitration-eligible. Weeks asked for a $7.2 million salary for the 2011 season while the team countered with an offer of $4.85 million. Even though the two sides are far apart in the negotiations, no matter what, Weeks will be in a Brewers uniform in 2011. Whether or not he'll have the opportunity to test the free-agent market is still unknown.
Weeks let the Brewers know earlier that he'd be willing to talk about a long-term deal, but after a breakout 2010 season, he's shooting for the moon. Weeks hit .269 with 29 home runs last year, but more significantly he avoided injury and played in 159 games - something he has failed to do since he arrived on the scene in 2003.
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Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2011/01/31/rickie-weeks-sets-deadline-in-extension-negotiations/
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