Weeks, 32, is expected to fill a utility role with the Mariners. He played second base for the Milwaukee Brewers last year. Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Infielder Rickie Weeks and the Seattle Mariners completed a one-year, $2 million deal on Friday after he passed a physical.
Performance and awards bonuses could add $2 million to the contract.
Weeks, 32, is expected to fill a utility role with the Mariners. He played second base for the Milwaukee Brewers last year, but Robinson Cano is entrenched at the position in Seattle and Kyle Seager plays third base.
In 121 games last year for Milwaukee, Weeks hit .274 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs. After the season, the Brewers voided Weeks’ $11.5 million salary for 2015 and he became a free agent.
Weeks could be tried in the outfield or as a right-handed platoon with first baseman Logan Morrison. Weeks also could be viewed as a roster alternative to veteran utility infielder Willie Bloomquist, who is a question mark coming back from microfracture knee surgery.
