| IP | 10 |
|---|---|
| ERA | .9 |
| WHIP | .8 |
| BB/9 | 1.8 |
| SO/9 | 11.7 |
- Full name Connor Wietgrefe
- Born 06/06/2002 in Prior Lake, MN
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School Minnesota
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Drafted in the 7th round (204th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2024 (signed for $247,500).
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Wietgrefe spent a season with North Iowa Area JC in 2022 before transferring to Minnesota where he was a reliable reliever in 2023 and then successful starter as a junior in 2024. A 6-foot-2, 210-pound lefthander, Wietgrefe posted a 2.88 ERA over 78 innings and 13 starts this spring with a 21.5% strikeout rate and 7.6% walk rate. After the season he pitched with Bourne in the Cape Cod League where he struck out 12 batters and walked just one in his first two starts. Wietgrefe throws from a low three-quarters slot and has a four-pitch mix, though he mostly works off his fastball/slider combination. He sits in the low 90s and touches 95 with his sinking fastball and generates a lot of spin on his low-80s sweeping slider. The slider is Wietgrefe’s best swing-and-miss pitch, but he also has an upper-80s cutter and mid-80s changeup.
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LHP Connor Wietgrefe assigned to Bradenton Marauders.
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Pittsburgh Pirates signed LHP Connor Wietgrefe.
- College Workout activated LHP Connor Wietgrefe. Minnesota Golden Gophers.
- LHP Connor Wietgrefe assigned to Minnesota Golden Gophers.
