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A'sfaninUK
Am I the only one who sees a massive mechanical flaw in Jarrod Parker’s delivery?
Philliesfan4life
how is he still pitching after three tommy john’s
thebare
Why is better
Philliesfan4life
I don’t know what else to say about Weaver. He’s such a fierce competitor , has the heart of a warrior with a bulldog mentality, been one of the best pitchers to wear an angels uniform the last ten years, he’s an angel for life in my books. But is this the last the angels see him. he took a discount once will he take another.
SoCalShu
I hope he just retires after this season….or maybe semi-retire and rest his arm for a season and try to make a come back after some rest/rejuvenation…I REALLY hope the Angels don’t attempt to resign him….
thecoffinnail
“He took a discount once.” “Will he take another?” If he can’t crack 80mph and doesn’t throw a knuckleball I doubt he will even be offered a contract. Hopefully, coaching is in his future because his mentality is exactly what you want to instill in the younger players. I hope he somehow manages to get his velocity back up and can stick around a couple more years.
Lance
There are some guys you have to rip the uniform away. I remember Warren Spahn pitching in Mexico after no MLB teams wanted him. Steve Carlton bounced around with several teams thinking he could still get guys out. Rickey Henderson played for some independent minor league teams in his mid 40’s…and was still stealing bases. But if Weaver can’t top 80….it’s over.
Vinny Time
Too bad for Weaver. Seems like a solid guy. Used up maybe? Hardly an ace anymore.
SoCalShu
He hasn’t been an Ace for a few years…I think his rubber arm has just lost elasticity…after this season he should semi retire….give his arm a full season off then see how he does at 35 w/ a comeback…
Philliesfan4life
2014 was his last solid year
JFactor
Not really.
100 ERA , above league average FIP
The innings are there, not much else
bravesfan88
Well, if he cannot regain his velo, then someone very close to him had relative success pitching at slower speeds. For advice, he should truly consider looking no further than his brother Jeff….
I could easily be wrong, but I remember Jeff being a soft-tossing guy who had some success later in his career, even with his low 82-85 FB.
Either way, at 80 MPH there is OBVIOUSLY something wrong with Jered Weaver…Hopefully it is nothing career-ending, but an injury to the neck area can definitely effect arm strength.
This, ultimately, is not good news for the Angels, and especially for Jered, but hopefully they can get it figured out, and he can get his FB velo at the least back up to around 85 mph…
Those 5 MPH very well could make all the difference in the world relative to Jered’s future success, but if his injury does not allow any increase in velocity, then I’m going to go ahead and unfortunately say he is probably done as a pitcher…
Get well soon Jered, even if I’m a Braves fan, I’m still a fan of baseball and it’s players alike…The whole MLB fan base is pulling for a full recovery and no long-lastung, lingering effects!!! Best of luck to Jered, he has always been a true bulldog on and off the mound, hopefully he can pull out at least one more vital victory!!
Melvin McMurf
Jeff’s advice: Continue to cash that paycheck
thecoffinnail
Jeff found moderate success as a mopup/long man. As McMurf pointed out, he was all about the paycheck.
SoCalShu
If his FB velocity is 80mph and he is still able to keep his movement AND keep 8-10mph difference between his “hard” and “soft” stuff he still can be effective….
W/ that said his margin for error is less also…
I didn’t expect much from him last season and don’t expect much from him this season…
Philliesfan4life
18-9 3.59 era over 200 innings , I say thats a solid year from him in 2014
kingfelix34
Right now I see Romero as right handed 1st baseman, Sardinas as utility infielder, and Robertson on the bench
jdb071482
let’s talk about the Orioles team what yall think about the Orioles
Cam
Maybe Weaver needs to be less dismissive of anything outside of his “my way or the highway” views, and fine a way to get back his ability to pitch a baseball.
’cause right now, he’s just a stubborn guy who couldn’t lob a ball through a glass pane.
Dock_Elvis
Angels could have caught Weaver with a Rawlings stain glass model mitt.
adshadbolt
Their are 8th graders that throw harder than weaver
kingfelix34
Very true
thecoffinnail
An 80mph fastball has to look like a volleyball coming at MLB hitters. I am surprised he only gave up 3 long balls.
Dock_Elvis
Very strange to see this velocity dip. It’s exaggerated even for a pitcher losing velocity. He’s almost down to knuckleballer fb speed. Maybe he can pick one of those up.
mctigers
There was a time he seemed to be Verlander’s chief competition for best starter in the AL. Then they went head to head in Detroit, JV took a no-no into the 9th, and Weaver unraveled and tried to bean Avila in the head after Carlos Guillen took him deep. He never quite seemed the same pitcher after that.
Philliesfan4life
From 2010-2012 Weaver was right up there with the best pitchers in the American League. Guillen stared down weaver the whole time which was unacceptable. Then he followed that year up with a 20-5 record and then he threw a no hitter.
Yamsi12
Hope it works out for Weaver and he can somewhat get back to what he was. Guy has a bulldog mentality and plays the game the way it should.
Philliesfan4life
He’s a fierce competitor and will give it everything he has. When he was on his game from 2010-2012, nobody could match his intensity and his energy levels.