Keith Weiser Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Keith Charles Weiser
Born 09/21/1984 in Hamilton, OH
Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: R / Throws: L
School Miami (OH)
Drafted in the 3rd round (78th overall) by the Colorado Rockies in 2006 (signed for $455,000).

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After going 10-0, 2.73 as a sophomore, Weiser projected to go as high as the second or third round, but an up-and-down junior season has dropped him down a few notches. Matt Long blew by him as Miami of Ohio's top prospect, and Weiser was demoted to the third spot in the Redhawks conference rotation for two weeks. Weiser owns four solid pitches: a fastball that sits at 87-88 mph and tops out at 91-92, a slider that's the closest thing he has to a plus pitch, a curveball and a changeup. He has run into trouble by pitching up in the zone this spring, and at times he has relied too heavily on his breaking pitches. Though he hasn't lived up to expectations, Weiser is still a lefthander who throws strikes with a variety of pitches, and that could get him drafted in the first five rounds.

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After going 10-0, 2.73 as a sophomore at Miami, Weiser had a relatively disappointing junior season but that didn't deter the Rockies from taking him in the third round. He repaid their faith in his first full season in 2007, leading the South Atlantic League with 17 victories and 175 innings. The typical crafty lefthander, Weiser has excellent command of an 86-88 mph fastball that occasionally hits 90. His secondary pitches are a slurvy breaking ball and a changeup. He has excellent feel for adjusting to hitters and setting them up. Weiser has little margin for error, however, and he's susceptible to homers if he leaves pitches up in the strike zone. He won't turn heads with his stuff, which is why he stayed in low Class A all season despite his success. He'll have to keep proving himself as he moves up the ladder, and the hitter's haven that is the California League will provide a stern test in 2008.